History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Powhatan |
Namesake | Native American chief Powhatan |
Builder | Maryland Steel Company, Baltimore, Maryland |
Completed | 1892 |
Acquired | 8 April 1898 |
Commissioned | 20 April 1898 |
Decommissioned | 20 April 1928 |
Renamed | USS Cayuga 1 September 1917 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 5 June 1928 |
Notes | Named Penwood prior to U.S. Navy service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Tug |
Displacement | 194 tons |
Length | 101 ft (31 m) |
Beam | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Draft | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
Complement | 35 |
Armament |
The third USS Powhatan was a steam tug that served in the United States Navy from 1898 to 1928, was renamed USS Cayuga in 1917, and was later designated YT-12.