USS Barnegat (SP-1232)
| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Barnegat |
| Namesake: | A bay on the eastern border of Ocean County, New Jersey, about 25 miles in length and separated from the Atlantic Ocean by Island Beach. |
| Owner: | Luckenbach Steamship Co |
| Builder: | John H. Dialogue, Camden, New Jersey |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Christened: | as Luckenbach Tug No. 1 |
| Acquired: | by the Navy on 12 October 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 12 October 1917 as Luckenbach Tug No. 1 (SP 1232) |
| Decommissioned: | 28 November 1919 at Norfolk, Virginia |
| Renamed: | USS Barnegat 30 October 1917 |
| Struck: | circa 28 November 1919 |
| Homeport: | Brest, France |
| Fate: | transferred to the War Department 17 August 1920; subsequently operated in the Delaware River by the Army’s Corps of Engineers |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Tugboat |
| Displacement: | 900 tons |
| Length: | 138' 9" |
| Beam: | 27' |
| Draft: | 18' |
| Speed: | 11.75 knots |
| Complement: | 40 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | One 3” gun Two Colt machine guns |
The first USS Barnegat (SP-1232) was a commercial tugboat acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was armed with a 3-inch gun and sent to Brest, France, to perform towing services for Allied ships. Post-war, she returned to the United States, was decommissioned, and was subsequently used on the Delaware River by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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