U.S.S. Genesee
AT-55
1936
(Saratoga Model Shipyard SMY-78)
- Class: Genesee - 1 ocean tug of 1917
- Displacement: 688 tons full load
- Dimensions: 170 x 29 x 16 ft.
- Machinery: 1-shaft steam engine, 1,000hp = 15 knots
- Armament: 1-3"/50
- Complement:
- Builder: Maryland Steel Co., Sparrow's Point, MD
- Built: 1905
- Acquired: 27 Jul 1917
- Commissioned: 10 Nov 1917
- Notes: Built as SS Monocacy for Philadelphia and Reading Railway. Acquired by USN in 1917, renamed USS Genesee and sailed to Queenstown, Ireland 20 Nov 1917, arriving 27 Jan 1918; deep sea rescue work until end of WWI. Dec 1918 set to Ponta Delgada, Portugal, returning to Brest 1 Apr 1919; to Spalato, Dalmatia 1919 to Apr 1920. Assigned to Far East Fleet, arriving 20 Sep 1920 for permanent duty on Asiatic Station at Cavite, Philippines. Operated as tug, ferry and target tow. Scuttled at Corregidor 5 May 1942 to avoid capture. Raised by Japanese and commissioned as Patrol Boat Nr. 107 20 Apr 1944; sunk by TG 38.3 off Lubang Island 5 Nov 1944.
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