USS Pawnee (YT-21)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Pawnee.

USS Pawnee (YT-21) was a yard tug in the United States Navy.

History
United States
Name	USS Pawnee
Builder	Rodermund & Co., Tomkins Cove, New York
Launched	1896, as John Dwight
Acquired	by purchase, 6 May 1898
Commissioned	6 May 1898
Decommissioned	24 March 1922
Fate	Sold, 25 July 1922
General characteristics
Type	Tugboat
Displacement	275 long tons (279 t)
Length	122 ft (37 m)
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Draft	7 ft (2.1 m)
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)

Pawnee was built in 1896 by Rodermund & Co. at Tomkins Cove, New York, as the steam lighter John Dwight. The U.S. Navy purchased her on 6 May 1898 from George T. Moon and commissioned her the same day as USS Pawnee.

Pawnee was assigned to the 3rd Naval District and operated as a harbor tug at the New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York, throughout her career. On 9 April 1910 she had a minor collision with the steamer Bloomsburg (United States) off the New York Navy Yard, resulting in no damage to either vessel.

Pawnee decommissioned on 24 March 1922. She was sold on 25 July 1922 to Seabury & DeZafra, Inc., of New York City.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

• Photo gallery at navsource.org