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Rapido

District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Arsenal de la Carraca, San Fernando, Spain 1
  • Completed for the Spanish Navy as the harbor tug Rapido, 1891
  • Captured at Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines, 01 May 1898
  • Placed out of service, 1918
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, probably sold locally
    1. All US Navy sources give builder as Carraca in 1891. This seems to be a confusion with the torpedo boat of the sane name, and the actual builder was likely in the Far East.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 186 tons displacement
    Length 96' 0"
    Beam 16' 4"
    Draft 7' 6"
    Speed 10 knots
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion steam, single screw, estimated 125hp
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