Built in Camden, New Jersey
The first ship to be so named by the U.S. Navy, Barnegat (Id. No. 1232) was a steel-hulled, single-screw, ocean-going tug. Originally built for the Luckenbach Steamship Co., Luckenbach Tug No. 1 was completed in 1891 at Camden, New Jersey, by John H. Dialogue. The Navy acquired her “for distant service” on 12 October 1917, assigned her the identification number (Id. No.) 1232, and earmarked her for duty “as a tug to tow large disabled vessels.”
Luckenbach Tug No. 1 was commissioned on 12 October 1917, Lt.(jg.) Paul Farley, USNRF, in command. On 30 October 1917, General Order No. 334 directed that Luckenbach Tug No. 1 be renamed Barnegat “at once.”
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