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Wicomico

Acquired Harbor Tug:
  • Built at Madisonville, Louisiana
  • Completed for Christie & Lowe, Chicago, IL, as tugboat Southwest (ON 200321), 1903
  • Used by Chicago contracting company during improvements of Southwest Pass on the Mississippi River, 1903-1905
  • Purchased by Navy for $10,000, September 1905
  • Placed in service as Wicomico, Mate Edward Stoker in charge, December 1905
  • Operated as tug and ferry at Naval Station New Orleans, 1905-1912
  • While under tow of tug Osceola from Key West to Port Royal, SC, foundered 30 miles off Matanzas Inlet, Florida, 23 August 1912
    Specifications:
    Hull wood
    Displacement 44 gross tons, 19 net tons
    Length 67' 5" waterline, 79' 0" overall
    Beam 15' 0"
    Draft 5' 7"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion steam, one screw, 97ihp
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