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Bernard (ID 2174)

Tug:

  • Built in 1912 by F. A. Verdon, Staten Island, NY
  • Acquired by the Navy 7 April 1917
  • Struck from the Navy Register 4 February 1919 and returned to her owner
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 74 t.
  • Length 69' 2"
  • Beam 18' 9"
  • Draft 8' 5"
  • Speed 8.6 kts.
  • Complement: Four
  • Propulsion: One Marine leg boiler, one 290hp vertical single expansion steam engine, one shaft.
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    Bernard 132k Probably photographed in the Delaware River while she was under charter by the Navy between April 1917 and February 1919
    U.S. Navy photo NH 56667    		 Naval Historical Center
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