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AT-14 / YT-121 Arapaho

Arapaho Class Fleet Tug:
  • Laid down, 16 December 1913, at Seattle Construction & Drydock Co., Seattle, WA.
  • Launched, 20 June 1914
  • Delivered to the US Navy and placed in service, 2 December 1914 at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Designated Fleet Tug No. 14, 15 December 1915
  • Commissioned USS Arapaho, 8 February 1918, LT. A. R. Hunter, USNRF, in command
  • Redesignated (AT-14), 17 July 1920
  • Decommissioned, 6 April 1922, at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Reclassified, Yard Tug (YT-121), 27 February 1936
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 22 December 1936
  • Sold for operation, 5 May 1937, to A. S. Hughes' Sons, Philadelphia
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 575 t.
    Length 122' 6"
    Beam 24'
    Draft 12' 10"
    Speed 11 kts.
    Complement 25
    Armament two 3 pdrs
    Propulsion steam, single screw.
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    Patapsco 226k Broadside view of Arapaho (Fleet Tug # 14) in the Mare Island Channel, circa 1915-16.
    US Navy photo    		 Darryl Baker
    View the Arapaho (AT-14 / YT-121)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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