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Photo #  NH 102076:  Tug Oneonta underway, prior to her World War I Naval service


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Oneonta (American Tug, 1910).
Served as USS Oneonta (SP-1138) in 1918-1919

Oneonta, a 214-ton tug, was built at Portland, Oregon, in 1910. She was chartered by the U.S. Navy in April 1918 and commissioned the following June as USS Oneonta (SP-1138). During the next year, she served in the Puget Sound area on towing and patrol duties, also making a voyage to Alaska in March and April 1919. The tug decommissioned and returned to her owners in May 1919.

This page features our only views of the tug Oneonta and of USS Oneonta (SP-1138).


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Photo #: NH 102076

Oneonta
(American Tug, 1910)

Underway prior to her World War I Naval service.
Acquired by the Navy on 3 April 1918, this tug was commissioned as USS Oneonta (SP-1138) on 29 June 1918. She was returned to her owner on 7 May 1919.

The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 71KB; 740 x 445 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 102075

Oneonta
(American Tug, 1910)

Underway prior to World War I, possibly in the vicinity of Astoria, Oregon.
This tug was acquired by the Navy on 3 April 1918 and commissioned on 29 June 1918 as USS Oneonta (SP-1138). She was returned to her owner on 7 May 1919.

The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 80KB; 740 x 460 pixels

 


If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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