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Rescue (SP 3209)



Civilian call sign (1919):
King - Pup - Boy - Nan
Salvage Tug:

  • Built in 1899 by Brown and Son, Tottenville, NY
  • Acquired by the Navy 24 September 1918and commissioned the same day
  • Decommissioned 15 May 1919 and sold to her former owner
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 537 t.
  • Length 160' 4"
  • Beam 32' 2"
  • Draft 14' 10"
  • Speed 11 kts.
  • Complement 30 (civilian crew)
  • Armament: One 3"/50 mount
  • Propulsion: Two single ended boilers, one 1,128ihp vertical triple expansion steam engine, one shaft.
    Click on thumbnail
    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Rescue 79k Photographed prior to World War I
    U.S. Navy photo NH 86441    		 Naval Historical Center
    Rescue 75k At the Merritt & Chapman Wrecking Company pier, Norfolk, Virginia, 1918-1919
    U. S. Navy photo NH 86442
    Commanding Officers
    01ENS Wayland Dunaway Wilder, USNRF1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: The third Rescue (SP-3209) was built by Brown & Son, Tottenville, N.Y., in 1899; acquired from Merritt and Chapman Wrecking Co., Norfolk, Va., 24 September 1918; and commissioned 25 September 1918. Wooden-hulled Rescue served as a salvage tug in the 5th Naval District throughout her brief 8-month naval career. She was decommissioned and sold to her former owner at Norfolk,
    15 May 1919.
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