Name USS Montauk Christened as Luckenbach No. 3 Length 41 m Displacement 384,600 kg | Laid down date unknown Completed 1899 Weight 430.8 tons Builder Neafie & Levy | |
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Namesake A village and fishing resort on Long Island, New York, near Montauk Point, the eastern extremity of New York. Owner Luckenbach Steamship Company | ||
USS Montauk (SP-1213) was a tugboat purchased by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was assigned to towing duties in New York City waterways. Post-war she was decommissioned and sold.
History
The third ship to be so named by the U.S. Navy, Montauk (SP 1213), ex-Luckenbach No. 3, was built in 1899 by Neafie & Levy of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; purchased by the Navy from the Luckenbach S.S. Company, 12 October 1917; and commissioned 6 December 1917.
Assigned to the 3d Naval District, the 434 gross ton tug operated out of New York City as a seagoing tug until 6 December 1919. Decommissioned the same month, Montauk was sold 21 May 1920 to the Bisso Towing Co.
References
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