USS Montauk (SP-1213) photographed during the World War I era. |
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| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Struck: | circa 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' 6" |
| Beam: | 26' |
| Draft: | 16' |
| Propulsion: | steam engine |
| Speed: | 11.5 knots |
| Complement: | 40 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | One 3-inch gun Two machine guns |
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.
The 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 S.S. 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.