Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.


NavSource Online:
Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive

Nahant (SP 1250)


Harbor Tug: Built in 1913 as Luckenback No. 4 by John H. Dialogue, Camden, NJ; Acquired by the Navy, 1 December 1917; Commissioned USS Nahant (SP 1250), 12 December 1917; Decommission, 1920; Transferred to the City of New York Police Department: Renamed Service No. 2 and John F. Harlan; Returned to US Navy custody in 1928; Struck from the Naval Register, 27 September 1928; Sold, 24 December 1928. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 405 t.; Length 134' 7"; Beam 26'; Draft unknown; Speed unknown; Complement unknown; Armament one 3" and two machine guns.


Click On Image
For Full Size Image
Size Image Description Source
Nahant 76k Photographed circa 1917.
USN Photo NH 102046
Naval Historical Center

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Nahant, a harbor tug built in 1913 by John H. Dialogue, Camden, N.J., as Luckenback No. 4 was acquired by the Navy from Luckenback Steamship Co., Inc., New York City 1 December 1917 and commissioned 12 December 1917.

Operating in the 3rd Naval District, Nahant performed towing tasks in New York Harbor during her Naval career. Decommissioning early in 1920, Nahant was transferred to the City of New York and served the Police Department as Service No. 2 and as John F. Harlan. Returned to the Navy in 1928, Nahant was struck from the Naval Register 27 September 1928 and sold to Joseph O'Boyle of New York City 24 December 1928.


Back To The Main Photo Index Back To the Patrol Craft/Gunboat/Submarine Chaser Ship Type Index Back to the Section Patrol Craft (SP) Photo Index

Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster

This page created and maintained by Joseph M. Radigan
© 2005 Joseph M. Radigan © 1996 - 2005 NavSource Naval History. All Rights Reserved.