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Tug No. 18 / AT-18 / YT-124 / Pocahontas / Chemung

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
World War I Victory Medal (with Atlantic Fleet clasp)
Chemung Class Fleet Tug:
  • Laid down (date unknown) as Pocahontas at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA.
  • Launched, 1 April 1916
  • Commissioned USS Pocahontas (Tug No. 18), 14 March 1917
  • Renamed Chemung, 1 September 1918
  • Designated Fleet Tug (AT-18), 17 July 1920
  • Reclassified Harbor Tug (YT-124), 31 January 1936
  • Decommissioned, 25 October 1936
  • Final Disposition, sold, 12 February 1937, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 575 t.
    Length 123' 6"
    Beam 26' 8"
    Draft 11' 6"
    Speed 11 kts.
    Complement 46
    Armament two 3-pdrs
    Propulsion system unknown
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