USS Resolute (SP-1309)
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Note: This ship should not be confused with the fourth USS Resolute (SP-3218)
or fifth USS Resolute (SP-3003)
, which were in commission at the same time.
The third USS Resolute (SP-1309) was a tug
that served in the United States Navy
from 1918 to 1919.
Resolute, was built as the commercial wooden
-hulled
salvage
tug SS Sarah E. McWilliams during 1916 by Great Lakes Engineering Company at Ashtabula
, Ohio
. She had been renamed SS Resolute by the time the U.S. Navy purchased her for World War I
service from her owner, Merritt and Chapman Company of New York City
on 8 August 1918. She was commissioned
on 10 September 1918 as USS Resolute (SP-1309) with Lieutenant, junior grade
William E. Marcyes, USNRF, in command.
Resolute was based at the Central District Salvage Station at Stapleton
on Staten Island
, New York
, throughout her U.S. Navy career. She performed local towing duty, took part in several salvage operations, and assisted in patrolling the local anchorages.
Decommissioned
on 15 May 1919, Resolute was sold to her former owner the same day and returned to mercantile service. She remained in mercantile service until scrapped in 1955.
During early 1942 Resolute again served the U.S. Navy, operating for several months as a commercial tug under a charter
to perform salvage work on the United States East Coast.
USS Resolute (SP-3218)
Note: This ship should not be confused with the third USS Resolute or fifth USS Resolute , which were in commission at the same time.The fourth USS Resolute was a tug that served in the United States Navy in 1919....
or fifth USS Resolute (SP-3003)
USS Resolute (SP-3003)
Note: This ship should not be confused with the third USS Resolute or fourth USS Resolute , which were in commission at the same time....
, which were in commission at the same time.
The third USS Resolute (SP-1309) was a tug
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...
that served in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
from 1918 to 1919.
Resolute, was built as the commercial wooden
Wood
Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression...
-hulled
Hull (watercraft)
A hull is the watertight body of a ship or boat. Above the hull is the superstructure and/or deckhouse, where present. The line where the hull meets the water surface is called the waterline.The structure of the hull varies depending on the vessel type...
salvage
Salvage tug
A salvage tug is a specialized type of tugboat which is used to rescue or marine salvage ships which are in distress or in danger of sinking, or which have already sunk or run aground....
tug SS Sarah E. McWilliams during 1916 by Great Lakes Engineering Company at Ashtabula
Ashtabula, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,962 people, 8,435 households, and 5,423 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,775.9 people per square mile . There were 9,151 housing units at an average density of 1,211.8 per square mile...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. She had been renamed SS Resolute by the time the U.S. Navy purchased her for 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...
service from her owner, Merritt and Chapman Company of New York City
New York City
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on 8 August 1918. She was commissioned
Ship commissioning
Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service, and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and practices of project commissioning. The term is most commonly applied to the placing of a warship in active duty with its country's military...
on 10 September 1918 as USS Resolute (SP-1309) with Lieutenant, junior grade
Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer rank in the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, United States Merchant Marine USMM, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, with the pay grade...
William E. Marcyes, USNRF, in command.
Resolute was based at the Central District Salvage Station at Stapleton
Stapleton, Staten Island
Stapleton is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. It is located along the waterfront of Upper New York Bay, bounded on the north by Tompkinsville at Grant Street, on the south by Clifton at Vanderbilt Avenue, and on the west by St. Paul's Avenue and...
on Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, throughout her U.S. Navy career. She performed local towing duty, took part in several salvage operations, and assisted in patrolling the local anchorages.
Decommissioned
Ship decommissioning
To decommission a ship is to terminate her career in service in the armed forces of her nation. A somber occasion, it has little of the elaborate ceremony of ship commissioning, but carries significant tradition....
on 15 May 1919, Resolute was sold to her former owner the same day and returned to mercantile service. She remained in mercantile service until scrapped in 1955.
During early 1942 Resolute again served the U.S. Navy, operating for several months as a commercial tug under a charter
Charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified...
to perform salvage work on the United States East Coast.