USS Alida

History
United States
Builder	Pusey & Jones Corp., Wilmington, DE
Launched	1905
Acquired	1912
Reclassified	District Harbor Tug YT-102, 17 July 1920
Fate	Sold, 19 March 1921
General characteristics
Displacement	142 t
Length	76 ft (23 m)
Beam	18 ft (5.5 m)
Propulsion	steam, single screw

Alida—a tug built in 1905 at Wilmington, Del., by Pusey & Jones Corp.—was apparently acquired by the Navy sometime in 1912. She was placed in service at Melville Station, RI, and spent her entire career there providing support for the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, RI She served the Navy through World War I and into the twenties. In the summer of 1920, when the Navy adopted its present alphanumeric system of hull designations, Alida became YT-102. She was sold on 19 March 1921.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.