USS Saturn (AG-4)

History
United States
NameUSS Saturn
BuilderHarlan & Hollingsworth Company, Wilmington, Delaware
Launched1890
Acquired2 April 1898
Commissioned11 April 1898
Decommissioned17 March 1922
ReclassifiedAG-4, 17 July 1920
FateSold, 25 September 1922
General characteristics
TypeCollier
Displacement4,840 long tons (4,918 t)
Length297 ft 1 in (90.55 m)
Beam40 ft 5 in (12.32 m)
Draft23 ft 1 in (7.04 m)
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement74
Armament1 × 6-pounder gun

The first USS Saturn (AG-4) was an iron collier in the United States Navy.

Saturn was launched during 1890 by Harlan & Hollingsworth Company, Wilmington, Delaware; was purchased on 2 April 1898 by the United States Navy from the Boston Towboat Company for service in the Spanish–American War; and commissioned on 11 April 1898.