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Photo # NH 101949:  USS Joseph M. Clark in the ice, winter 1917-18

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USS Joseph M. Clark (SP-1244, later ID # 1244), 1917-1918.
Previously civilian tug Joseph M. Clark (1899)

USS Joseph M. Clark, a 93 gross ton steam harbor tug, was built for commercial use at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1899. She subsequently was employed in the Norfolk, Virginia, area. Leased by the Navy in October 1917, she was placed in commission and used for tug, patrol and minesweeping duties in Hampton Roads and the James and York Rivers. Her identification number was initially listed as "SP-1244", but this was later changed to "ID 1244". Joseph M. Clark was decommissioned in November 1918 and returned to her owner.

This page features our only views of USS Joseph M. Clark (SP-1244, later ID # 1244) and of the civilian tug Joseph M. Clark.

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Photo #: NH 99434

Joseph M. Clark
(American Harbor Tug, 1899)

In port, prior to her World War I era Naval service.
This tug was leased by the Navy on 26 October 1917 and placed in commission as USS Joseph M. Clark on that date. She had registry ID # 1244. Decommissioned on 12 November 1918, she was returned to her owner soon afterwards.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 67KB; 740 x 430 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 101949

USS Joseph M. Clark
(SP-1244, later ID # 1244)

Photographed during the winter of 1917-18, probably in the Norfolk, Virginia, area.
Note her identification number ("S.P.1244") painted on her bow, and ice on the water.

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

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 62KB; 740 x 445 pixels

 


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Page made 22 May 2001
New image added and text updated 12 August 2004