USS Arctic (SP-1158)
The tugboat Arctic in drydock, prior to her commissioning into the U.S. Navy as USS Arctic (SP-1158) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Namesake | The Arctic |
| Owner |
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| Builder | Hall Bros (Eagle Harbor, Washington) |
| Completed | 1913 |
| Acquired | 4 Dec 1917 |
| Commissioned | 15 Jan 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 8 Jul 1919 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 197 GRT |
| Length | 111 ft 6 in (33.99 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft 3 in (7.70 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m) (mean) |
| Installed power | 400 ihp (300 kW) compound steam engine |
| Propulsion | Screw |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 25 |
| Armament | 1 × 3 in (76 mm) mount; 2 × mgs |
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USS Arctic (SP-1158) was a wooden-hulled steam tug acquired by the US Navy during World War I. Arctic was briefly employed as a convoy escort during the war and later used to tow targets and transport ammunition. She was returned to commercial service in 1919.