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USS Patuxent (AT-11)
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USS Patuxent (AT-11) was a sea-going tugboat
in the U.S. Navy from 1909 to 1924. Her principal task was to come to the rescue of disabled ships at sea. She served the U.S. Atlantic Fleet
and was decommissioned after World War I
in 1924.
, and launched 16 May 1908. She was commissioned 4 May 1909.
29 June 1938. She was sold 16 March 1939.
Tugboat
A tugboat is a boat that maneuvers vessels by pushing or towing them. Tugs move vessels that either should not move themselves, such as ships in a crowded harbor or a narrow canal,or those that cannot move by themselves, such as barges, disabled ships, or oil platforms. Tugboats are powerful for...
in the U.S. Navy from 1909 to 1924. Her principal task was to come to the rescue of disabled ships at sea. She served the U.S. Atlantic Fleet
U.S. Atlantic Fleet
The United States Fleet Forces Command is an Atlantic Ocean theater-level component command of the United States Navy that provides naval resources that are under the operational control of the United States Northern Command...
and was decommissioned after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
in 1924.
Laid down at Norfolk, Virginia
Patuxent – the first U.S. Navy ship to bear that name—was a steel, sea-going tug, laid down 25 July 1907 by the Navy Yard, Norfolk, VirginiaNorfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
, and launched 16 May 1908. She was commissioned 4 May 1909.
Serving the fleet
Patuxent spent her naval career operating with the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, providing the services of a sea-going tug to diverse elements of the Fleet until decommissioning 30 September 1924.Final disposition
Patuxent was struck from the Navy ListNavy List
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29 June 1938. She was sold 16 March 1939.