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USS Hiawatha (ID-2892)

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Hiawatha as a civilian tug, probably sometime between 1903 and 1917.
History
United States
NameUSS Hiawatha
NamesakeHiawatha, a leader of the Onondaga and Mohawk nations of Native Americans and a fictional character in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1855 poem The Song of Hiawatha
BuilderBrown, Tottenville, Staten Island, New York
Completed1903
Acquired1 August 1918
Commissioned1 August 1918
Decommissioned5 December 1918
FateReturned to owner 30 April 1919[1] or 5 May 1919[2]
NotesOperated as civilian tug Hiawatha 1903-1918 and from 1919
General characteristics
TypeHarbor tug
Displacement69 tons
Length65 ft 5 in (19.94 m)
Beam17 ft (5.2 m)
Draft8 ft (2.4 m)
Installed power250 indicated horsepower (0.33 megawatt)
PropulsionSteam engine, one shaft
Speed8 knots
Complement5

The second USS Hiawatha (ID-2892[1] or SP-2892[2]) was a harbor tug that served in the United States Navy in 1918.

Hiawatha was built as a civilian, wooden-hulled steam tug of the same name in 1903 by Brown at Tottenville, Staten Island, New York. The U.S. Navy acquired her under charter from her owner for World War I service on 1 August 1918. She was commissioned as USS Hiawatha (ID-2892[1] or SP-2892[2]) at New York City the same day.

Assigned to the 3rd Naval District, Hiawatha operated with the guard ship USS Amphitrite and was manned either by sailors from Amphitrite or by a civilian crew.[3] She performed guard duty in the New York Harbor and boarded ships to inspect cargo until she was decommissioned on 5 December 1918.

Hiawatha was returned to her owner on either 30 April 1919[1] or 5 May 1919.[2]

Throughout her U.S. Navy service, Hiawatha was one of two ships simultaneously in service as USS Hiawatha, the other being the patrol vessel USS Hiawatha (SP-183).

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Per the Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images (at http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-civil/civsh-h/hiawatha.htm).
  2. ^ a b c d Per the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h6/hiawatha-ii.htm) and NavSource Online (at http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/172892.htm).
  3. ^ Per NavSource Online (at http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/172892.htm).

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