The ''Bagaduce'' class was a class of United States Navy
fleet tugs. The first ship of the class, was laid down on 16 July 1918 at Buffalo, New York, by the Ferguson Steel and Iron Company. She was briefly named ''Ammonoosuc'' in February 1919, renamed ''Bagaduce'' on 24 February 1919, launched 5 April 1919, and commissioned at Buffalo on 18 September 1919.
[USS Bagaduce (AT-21) at the Navy History and Heritage Command]
The ''Bagaduce'' was constructed as part of the World War I shipbuilding program, and was the first of 19 new steel tugs designed to serve as minesweepers and conduct heavy-duty towing work at navy yards.
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See also
* Sotoyomo-class fleet tug
The ''Sotoyomo''-class tugboats were a class of United States Navy rescue tugboats. The lead ship was , laid down in September 1942. Designed as "rescue tugs", the class consisted of forty-nine ships, classified as auxiliaries. ''Sotoyomo'' commem ...
* Type V ship - Tugs
* List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy
References
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Bagaduce-class fleet tugs
Auxiliary ship classes of the United States Navy
Auxiliary tugboat classes