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Rescue (SP 3209)
Built in 1899 by Brown and Son, Tottenville, NY; Acquired by the Navy, 24 September 1918; Commissioned, 25 September 1918; Decommissioned, 15 May 1919 and sold to her former owner. Fate unknown.
Specifications: Displacement 537 t.; Length 160' 4"; Beam 32' 2"; Draft 16' 8"; Speed 11 kts.; Complement unknown; Armament one 3".
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: The third Rescue (SP-3209) was built by Brown & Son,
Tottenville, N.Y., in 1899; acquired from Merritt and Chapman Wrecking Co., Norfolk, Va., 24 September 1918; and
commissioned 25 September 1918.
Wooden-hulled Rescue served as a salvage tug in the 5th
Naval District throughout her brief 8-month naval career.
She was decommissioned and sold to her former owner at
Norfolk, 15 May 1919.
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