Name USS S. T. Co. No. 2 Completed 1898 Commissioned 27 September 1917 Weight 159.5 tons | Namesake Previous name retained Acquired 24 September 1917 Length 31 m | |
Builder Charles Hillman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
USS S. T. Co. No. 2 (SP-267) was a United States Navy tug, dispatch boat, and minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919.
S. T. Co. No. 2 was built as a commercial steam screw tug of the same name in 1898 by Charles Hillman at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The U.S. Navy acquired her under charter from her owner, the Standard Transportation Company, on 24 September 1917 for World War I service. She was commissioned on 27 September 1917 as USS S. T. Co. No. 2 (SP-267).
Assigned to the 5th Naval District, S. T. Co. No. 2 operated in the Virginia Capes area and Chesapeake Bay for the remainder of World War I, serving as a tug, dispatch vessel, and minesweeper.
After the war, S. T. Co. No. 2 was returned to Standard Transportation on 23 June 1919.
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