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Pocomoke (SP-265 / YT-43)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

World War I Victory Medal
District Harbor Tug:
  • Built in 1902 as a minesweeper at Pocomoke City, MD.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Purchased by the Navy from Menhaden Products Co., Newport, R.I., 8 June 1917
  • Commissioned USS Pocomoke (SP-265), 29 June 1917
  • Designated District Harbor Tug YT-43, 17 July 1920
  • Decommissioned (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Sold, 2 May 1933, at San Francisco, CA.
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 139 t.
    Length 115'
    Beam 18' 5"
    Draft 8' 6"
    Speed 9 kts.
    Complement unknown
    Armament two 1-pdrs.
    Propulsion steam, single screw
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