DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 100114
Underwriter (American Tug, 1881)
Photographed prior to World War I, probably in the vicinity of
New Orleans, Louisiana.
Built in 1881 and rebuilt in 1903, this tug became USS Underwriter
(ID # 1390) in mid-1918. She was redesignated YT-44 on 1 July
1920 and renamed Adirondack later in that year.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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