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USS Vigilant (YT-25)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

World War I Victory Medal
District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down in 1881 as the iron-hulled, screw tug George W. Pride, by William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Completed in 1888 and delivered to John D. Spreckels Brothers' Co., San Francisco, CA.
  • Acquired by the Navy outset of the Spanish-American War from the Spreckels Co.
  • Commissioned USS Vigilant, 6 April 1898.
  • Designated District Harbor Tug (YT-25), 17 July 1920
  • Decommissioned (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 26 November 1927
  • Sold to Gary Davis Tug and Barge Co., Seattle, WA., 25 April 1928
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 300 t.
    Length 116'
    Beam 21'
    Draft 9' (mean)
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 46
    Armament
    two 37mm revolving cannon
    one 3 inch cannon
    one Gatling gun
    Propulsion steam, single screw
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    Vigilant 48k USS Vigilant off the Mare Island Navy Yard, 26 July 1898. Note variety of guns she carried for Spanish-American War service: two 37mm revolving cannon at the bow, a Gatling gun atop the pilothouse, and a short 3-inch cannon at the stern.
    US Navy photo # NH 43695 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Intrepid 100k USS Intrepid (front), the Army Tug T. Murphy (mid dock on the left), USS Vigilant (directly behind Intrepid), Water Barge #16 & YE-30 (not visible in this photo) on the far side of the dock and cruiser USS Marblehead (rear of the dock) are pictured in Dry Dock # 2 at Mare Island Navy Yard, 18 March 1913. Picture taken looking south. Darryl Baker
    Intrepid 131k USS Intrepid (front), Water Barge #16 & YE-30 (port side of Intrepid and Marblehead), USS Vigilant (directly behind Intrepid), the Army Tug T. Murphy (not visible in this photo) on the far side of the dock and cruiser USS Marblehead (rear of the dock) are pictured in Dry Dock # 2 at Mare Island Navy Yard, 8 March 1913. Picture taken looking east. Darryl Baker
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    US Navy Harbor Tug Boats
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