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AT-47 Osceola

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Spanish Campaign Medal - Haitian Campaign Medal (with 1919-1920 clasp) - World War I Victory Medal
  • Laid down, in 1896 by Charles Hillman, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Completed in 1897 as Winthrop
  • Purchased by the Navy from Staples Coal Co., 21 march 1898
  • Commissioned USS Osceola, 4 April 1898
  • Decommissioned, circa 1899
  • Recommissioned, 1 July 1911
  • Designated Fleet Tug (AT-47), 17 July 1920
  • Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register, 15 November 1922
  • Final Disposition, sold 24 March 1923 to F.E. Pope, Washington, D.C., fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 571 t.
    Length 138'
    Beam 26'
    Draft 14'6"
    Speed 14 kts.
    Complement unknown
    Armament two 3-pdrs
    Propulsion steam, single shaft
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    Osceola 66k Osceola (Fleet Tug # 47) crew members pose beside the ship, circa the late 1910s or early 1920s. The original image was printed on postal card ("AZO") stock.
    US Navy photo NH 103922 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, Donated by .Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2006         		US Naval Historical Center.
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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