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Takana (ID 3039)

Tug:

  • Built in 1915 by M. M. Davis and Son, Solomon Island, MD
  • Acquired by the Navy 2 July 1918
  • Struck from the Navy Register and returned to her owner 13 June 1919
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 172 t.
  • Length 69' 6"
  • Beam 18' 7"
  • Draft 8' 9"
  • Speed 10 kts.
  • Complement: Eight
  • Armament: One 3-pounder
  • Propulsion: One 250hp vertical single expansion steam engine, one shaft.
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    Takana 84k Photographed prior to her World War I Naval Service. The steamship Aragon is in the background
    U.S. Navy photo NH 102251    		 Naval Historical Center
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