USS Locust (1910)

USS Locust (1910)

USS "Locust" (1910) was a tugboat built for the U.S. Navy in 1910 and served on the U.S. West Coast for several years towing coal barges from Tiburon, California, to naval activities where the coal was needed.

Built in Tacoma, Washington

The first ship to be so named by the Navy, "Locust", a wooden tug, was built for the Navy by Crawford & Reid, Tacoma, Washington, and placed in service 5 April 1910.

Collier service

Attached to the Naval Coal Depot, Tiburon, California, the tugboat served at that place, towing coal barges to naval installations along the northwest Pacific Ocean coast.

Decommissioning

"Locust" was struck from the Naval Register 6 January 1912 and sold.

See also

* United States Navy
* Steam engine

Reference

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