Photo #: NH 102026
Melville (U.S. Tug, 1903)
Underway, prior to World War I.
She was acquired by the Navy on 29 April 1918 and commissioned
on 30 July 1918 as USS Melville (SP-1078). On 3 August
1918 she lost her name and became USS SP-1078. The tug
was returned to her owner on 6 February 1919.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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