USS Conestoga (AT-54)
Conestoga in 1921 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Conestoga |
| Builder | Maryland Steel Company, Sparrows Point, Maryland, U.S. |
| Laid down | 1904 |
| Acquired | by purchase, 14 September 1917 |
| Commissioned | 10 November 1917 |
| Reclassified | AT-54, 17 July 1920 |
| Fate | Last seen at sea on 25 March 1921, declared lost with all her crew, 30 June 1921 [wreck found 2016] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tugboat |
| Displacement | 420 long tons (430 t) |
| Length | 170 ft (52 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Draft | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Speed | 13 kn (15 mph; 24 km/h) |
| Complement | 56 |
| Armament | 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun |
USS Conestoga (shipwreck and remains) | |
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Nearest city | San Francisco, California |
| Coordinates | 37°39′N 122°57′W / 37.650°N 122.950°W |
| Built | 1903 |
| Architect | Maryland Steel Company |
| NRHP reference No. | 16000358 |
| Added to NRHP | October 6, 2016 |
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The second USS Conestoga (SP-1128/AT-54) was an ocean-going tug in the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1917, it disappeared in the Pacific Ocean in 1921. The fate of the vessel was a mystery until its wreck was positively identified in 2016.