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Mars (ST-56)

Tug
  • Laid down in 1890 as the iron hull tug Mars at John H. Dialogue & Sons, Camden, N.J.
  • Launched in 1890
  • Delivered in 1890 to P.F. Martin
  • Acquired by the US Army Quartermaster Corps, 19xx, name retained
  • Allocated to the US Army Transportation Corps, placed in service as Mars (ST-56)
  • Retired from US Army service, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length 117'
    Beam 23'
    Draft 16'
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Cruise Radius unknown
    Propulsion
    one reciprocating steam engine 750hp
    single propeller
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