USS Powhatan (1898)

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History
United States
NameUSS Powhatan
NamesakeNative American chief Powhatan
BuilderMaryland Steel Company, Baltimore, Maryland
Completed1892
Acquired8 April 1898
Commissioned20 April 1898
Decommissioned20 April 1928
RenamedUSS Cayuga 1 September 1917
FateSold for scrapping 5 June 1928
NotesNamed Penwood prior to U.S. Navy service
General characteristics
TypeTug
Displacement194 tons
Length101 ft (31 m)
Beam21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft10 ft (3.0 m)
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement35
Armament

The third USS Powhatan was a steam tug that served in the United States Navy from 1898 to 1928, was renamed USS Cayuga in 1917, and was later designated YT-12.

Construction and career[]

Powhatan, formerly Penwood, was built in 1892 by the Maryland Steel Company, Baltimore, Maryland. She was purchased by the United States Navy on 8 April 1898 and commissioned on 20 April 1898, Lieutenant F. M. Russell in command. Powhatan was first attached to the based at Pensacola, Florida, from 11 June 1898 to 8 August 1898. Later she was assigned to the Pensacola Navy Yard as yard tug. In 1900 Powhatan served the Marine Hospital Service, United States Department of the Treasury, as a at Reedy Island, Delaware. She returned to the U.S. Navy in 1901 as yard tug at the New York Navy Yard

On 1 December 1906 she was involved in a minor collision with a float off Pier 4 in the North River, causing slight damage to her port side.[1] On 11 June 1908 the barge Canister that she was towing had a minor collision with the ferry off South Ferry in the East River.[2] On 2 January 1909 she had a minor collision with tow steamer in the East River off Pier 7, Brooklyn doing $300 in damage to Hiawatha. Powhatan's captain was charged with violation of pilot rules and tried on 20 January.[3]

On 1 September 1917 her name was changed to USS Cayuga. She was later given the alphanumeric hull number YT-12. Cayuga continued to be stationed at the New York Navy Yard until decommissioned on 20 April 1928. She was sold for scrapping on 5 June 1928.

References[]

  1. ^ "Annual report of the Supervising Inspector-general Steamboat-inspection Service, Year ending June 30, 1907". Harvard University. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Annual report of the Supervising Inspector-general Steamboat-inspection Service, Year ending June 30, 1909". Penn State University. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Annual report of the Supervising Inspector-general Steamboat-inspection Service, Year ending June 30, 1910". Penn State University. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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