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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.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	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
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors

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