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USAT El Aquario
International Radio Call Sign:
George - William - Fox - Nan
GWFN
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Self-propelled Water Barge:
Built by McAteer Shipbuilding, Seattle, WA 1
Contract awarded, 30 June 1917
Laid down, 01 November 1919
Launched, 28 February 1920, sponsored by Ms. Margaret Sparling of Hoquiam, WA
Completed as steel-hulled steam schooner USAT El Aquario, 1920
Arrived for duty at San Francisco, 21 June 1920
Used by Army as water carrier in San Francisco Bay supplying Alcatraz and outlying forts
Supported US Army Air Corps long-range bomber flight in Alaska, July - August 1934
Was still active in 1941
Final Disposition, fate unknown
1. McAteer appears to have left no historical record other than litigation with the US Goverment. The Seattle Daily Times, 27 January 1920, states this vessel was built by
the Duwamish Waterway plant of National Steel Construction Co.
Specifications:
Displacement 562 gross tons, 995 tons displacement
Length 161' 6"
Beam 30' 0"
Draft 16' 0"
Speed 9.5 knots
Complement 15 (4 officers, 11 enlisted)
Cargo Capacity unknown
Propulsion
one triple expansion steam engine, 500hp
one screw
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USAT El Aquario as completed. Photo from Seattle Daily Times, 01 June 1920. |
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Last Updated 18 April 2021
