USS Montauk (SP-1213) was a tugboat purchased by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was assigned to towing duties in New York City waterways. Post-war she was decommissioned and sold.
 USS Montauk (SP-1213) photographed during the World War I era.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Montauk |
| Namesake | A village and fishing resort on Long Island, New York, near Montauk Point, the eastern extremity of New York. |
| Owner | Luckenbach Steamship Company |
| Builder | Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Christened | as Luckenbach No. 3 |
| Completed | 1899 |
| Acquired | by the Navy 12 October 1917 |
| Commissioned | 6 December 1917 |
| Decommissioned | December 1919 |
| Stricken | c. December 1919 |
| Homeport | New York City |
| Fate | Sold 21 May 1920 to the Bisso Towing Company |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tugboat |
| Displacement | 424 tons |
| Length | 134 ft 6 in (41.00 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Draft | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion | steam engine |
| Speed | 11.5 knots |
| Complement | 40 officers and enlisted |
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History
editThe third ship to be so named by the U.S. Navy, Montauk (SP 1213), ex-Luckenbach No. 3, was built in 1899 by Neafie & Levy of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; purchased by the Navy from the Luckenbach Steamship Company, 12 October 1917; and commissioned 6 December 1917.
Assigned to the 3d Naval District, the 434 gross ton tug operated out of New York City as a seagoing tug until 6 December 1919. Decommissioned the same month, Montauk was sold 21 May 1920 to the Bisso Towing Co.
References
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- USS Montauk (SP-1213), 1917-1920. Originally the Civilian tug Luckenbach # 3
