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Arabian

Tug:

  • Built in 1896 as James McCaulley by John H. Dialogue Sons, Camden, NJ
  • Renamed Arabian in 1918
  • Acquired by the Navy 29 October 1918
  • Placed in service as USS Arabian 5 November 1918
  • Placed out of service 31 January 1919 and returned to her owner
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

    Displacement 92 t.
    Length 87'
    Beam 20'
    Draft 10' 6"
    Speed 10 kts.
    Complement seven
    Armament: None
    Propulsion: Steam, one shaft.

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    Arabian 122k Underway with Navy personnel on board. Probably taken in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area during her brief Naval service, circa November 1918 - January 1919.
    U.S. Navy photo NH 57629    		 Naval Historical Center
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