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USS Arapaho (YT-121)
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 USS Arapaho (AT-14) (1920 - 1936)
 USS Arapaho (Fleet Tug #14) (1918 - 1920)
 Arapaho (Fleet Tug #14) (1914 - 1918)


1913-International Radio Call Sign:
Nan - Sail - Pup
 NSP
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

World War I Victory Medal
Arapaho Class Fleet Tug:
  • Laid down, 16 December 1913, at Seattle Construction & Drydock Co., Seattle, WA.
  • Launched, 20 June 1914
  • Delivered to the US Navy and placed in service, 2 December 1914 at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., BOSN Frank Bruce Officer in Charge
  • Designated Fleet Tug No. 14, 15 December 1915
  • Commissioned USS Arapaho, 8 February 1918, LT. Albert R. Hunter, USNRF, in command
  • Redesignated (AT-14), 17 July 1920
  • Decommissioned, 6 April 1922, at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Reclassified, Yard Tug (YT-121), 27 February 1936
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 22 December 1936
  • Sold, 5 May 1937, to A. S. Hughes' Sons, Philadelphia
  • Sold to Dimitrios, Greece in 1960, renamed Evridiki reflagged Greece
  • Renamed Faneromeni in 1968
  • Final Disposition, scrapped in 1986
    Specifications:
    Displacement 575 t.
    Length 122' 6"
    Beam 24'
    Draft 12' 10"
    Speed 11 kts.
    Complement 25
    Armament two 3 pdrs
    Propulsion steam, single screw.
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    Arapaho 226k Broadside view of Arapaho (Fleet Tug # 14) in the Mare Island Channel, circa 1915-16.
    US Navy photo    		 Darryl Baker
    Arapaho 120k Arapaho (Fleet Tug # 14) off San Diego, CA., circa 1915-1916. Note USS Raleigh (C-8) in the background.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo # NH 92206, courtesy Shipscribe.com.    		 Mike Green
    USS Arapaho (AT-14 / YT-121)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Commanding Officers
     BOSN. Bruce, Frank (OIC)2 December 1914 - 5 April 1915
     CHBOSN. Riley, John Aloysius (OIC)5 April 1915 - 15 December 1917
    01LT. Gordon, William Albert15 December 1917 - 8 February 1918
    02LT. Hunter, Albert Raymond8 February 1918 - 1 November 1918
    03LTjg. Chisholm, Angers Vincent, USNRF1 November 1918 - 15 December 1920
    04LTjg. Geddes, William Albert15 December 1920 - 11 April 1921
    05LT. MacDonald, William Alexander11 April 1921 - 6 April 1922
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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    Last Updated 9 October 2020