USS ''Montauk'' (SP-1213) was a
tugboat
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purchased by the U.S. Navy during
World War I
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. She was assigned to towing duties in
New York City
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waterways. Post-war she was decommissioned and sold.
History
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
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of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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; purchased by the Navy from the
Luckenbach Steamship Company, 12 October 1917; and commissioned 6 December 1917.
Assigned to the
3d Naval District
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, the 434 gross ton tug operated out of
New York City
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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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USS Montauk (SP-1213), 1917-1920. Originally the Civilian tug Luckenbach # 3
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World War I auxiliary ships of the United States
Tugs of the United States Navy
Ships built by Neafie and Levy
1899 ships