USS Saco (YT-31)

History
United States
Name	USS Saco (YT-31)
Builder	A.C. Brown and Son, Tottenville, New York
Laid down	1912
Acquired	30 September 1918
Stricken	22 October 1926
Fate	Sold, 3 May 1927
General characteristics
Type	Tug
Displacement	119 long tons (121 t)
Length	90 ft (27 m)
Beam	24 ft 8 in (7.52 m)
Draft	8 ft (2.4 m)
Speed	8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)

The second USS Saco was a yard tug in the United States Navy during the 1920s.

The steam tug Alexander Brown was built in 1912 for the , Aransas Pass, Texas, by , Tottenville, New York. She was acquired by the Navy on 30 September 1918 and designated SP-2725.

Purchased for use as a yard tug at the Naval Air Station Key West, she operated there as Alexander Brown until 24 November 1920, when she was renamed Saco and redesignated YT-31. Saco continued yard tug operations until struck from the Navy list on 22 October 1926. She was sold to , Norfolk, Virginia, on 3 May 1927.

References[]

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.