USS Powhatan (1898)

History
United States
NameUSS Powhatan
NamesakeNative American chief Powhatan
BuilderMaryland Steel Company, Baltimore, Maryland
Completed1892
Acquired8 April 1898
Commissioned20 April 1898
Decommissioned20 April 1928
RenamedUSS Cayuga 1 September 1917
FateSold for scrapping 5 June 1928
NotesNamed Penwood prior to U.S. Navy service
General characteristics
TypeTug
Displacement194 tons
Length101 ft (31 m)
Beam21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft10 ft (3.0 m)
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement35
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.