&sq=&lang=&file=File:Fulton_1909_aka_USS_Fulton_(SP-247).jpg) Lackawanna Railroad tugboat Fulton
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Fulton |
| Namesake | Robert Fulton |
| Builder | Staten Island Shipbuilding Company, Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York |
| Completed | 1909 |
| Acquired | 30 April 1917 |
| Renamed | USS SP-247 11 April 1918 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 12 August 1919 |
| Notes | Operated as civilian vessel Fulton 1909-1917 and from 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Minesweeper / tugboat |
| Tonnage | 229 GRT, 156 NRT |
| Length | 93.5 ft (28.5 m) |
| Beam | 25.2 ft (7.7 m) |
| Draft | 11.0 ft (3.4 m) |
| Depth | 12.1 ft (3.7 m) |
| Installed power | 850 ihp (630 kW) |
| Propulsion | Single compound steam engine, one shaft |
| Complement |
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| Armament | single 1-pounder gun |
| Notes | steel hull |
The fourth USS Fulton (SP-247), later USS SP-247, was a commercial tug built in 1909.[Note 1] She was commissioned by the United States Navy and served as a minesweeper in 1917 in the Third Naval District and returned to her previous owners two years later. She remained in service, latterly as Catherine Carroll, at least into the 1960s.
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