USS Arapaho (AT-14)
| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Arapaho |
| Namesake: | An important plains tribe of the Algonquian family, closely associated with the Cheyenne. |
| Builder: | Seattle Construction and Drydock Company, Seattle, Washington |
| Laid down: | 16 December 1913 |
| Launched: | 20 June 1914 |
| Acquired: | by the Navy, 2 December 1914 |
| Commissioned: | 8 February 1918 as USS Arapaho |
| Decommissioned: | 6 April 1922 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard |
| In service: | 1914 |
| Out of service: | 1917 |
| Reclassified: | (AT-14), 17 July 1920; Yard Tug (YT-121), 27 February 1936 |
| Struck: | 22 December 1936 |
| Homeport: | Mare Island, California, Norfolk, Virginia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Fate: | sold to A. S. Hughes' Sons, Philadelphia, on 5 May 1937; fate unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Arapaho-class fleet tug |
| Displacement: | 575 long tons (584 t) |
| Length: | 122 ft 6 in (37.34 m) |
| Beam: | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m) |
| Propulsion: | steam engine 1 × shaft |
| Speed: | 11 kn (13 mph; 20 km/h) |
| Complement: | 25 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 2 × 3-pounders |
USS Arapaho (AT-14/YT-121) was an Arapaho-class fleet tug that performed various tugboat services for the United States Navy. She was constructed in Seattle, Washington; however, she spent most of her working career on the U.S. East Coast, primarily at Norfolk, Virginia, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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