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USS Locust (1910)

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History
Union Navy Jack United States
NameUSS Locust
NamesakeLocust
BuilderCrawford & Reid, Tacoma, Washington
In service5 April 1910
Out of service6 January 1912
Stricken6 January 1912
FateSold 6 January 1912
General characteristics
TypeTugboat
Length80 ft 9 in (24.61 m)
Beam16 ft 3 in (4.95 m)
PropulsionMarine steam engine

USS Locust was a tugboat built for the United States Navy in 1910 and served on the U.S. West Coast for several years towing coal barges from Tiburon, California to naval activities where the coal was needed.

Service history

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The first ship to be so named by the Navy, Locust—a wooden tug—was built for the Navy by Crawford & Reid.Tacoma, Washington, and placed in service on 5 April 1910. Attached to the Naval Coal Depot, Tiburon, California, the tugboat served at that place, towing coal barges to naval installations along the northwest Pacific Ocean coast. Locust was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 6 January 1912 and sold.

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