USS Fulton (AS-1)


USS Fulton (AS-1)
USS Fulton (AS-1) in 1924
History
United States
NameUSS Fulton
NamesakeRobert Fulton (1765–1815), American inventor and engineer widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat
Ordered4 March 1911
BuilderFore River Shipyard
Laid down2 October 1913
Launched6 June 1914
Sponsored byMrs. A. T. Sutcliffe
Commissioned7 December 1914
Decommissioned5 October 1925
Recommissioned2 September 1930
ReclassifiedGunboat, PG-49, 29 September 1930
Decommissioned12 May 1934
Stricken1934
FateScrapped 1934
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine tender
Displacement1,308 long tons (1,329 t)
Length226 ft 6 in (69.04 m)
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draft13 ft (4.0 m)
Installed power1,100 bhp (820 kW)
Propulsion1 × 6-cylinder, 2-cycle, NELSECO diesel engine
Speed12.34 kn (14.20 mph; 22.85 km/h)
Complement6 officers and 129 enlisted
Armament2 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal guns, 1 × 1-pounder automatic anti-aircraft gun

USS Fulton (AS-1) was constructed as a submarine tender in 1914, but later was converted into a gunboat and redesignated PG-49.

Fulton should not be confused with USS Fulton (SP-247), a patrol vessel that operated from 1917 to 1919 while Fulton (AS-1) was in commission.