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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Navajo-class |
| Built | 1918-1920 |
| In commission | 1918-1946 |
| Completed | 20 |
| Lost | 3 |
| Retired | 17 |
| Preserved | 0 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fleet tugboat |
| Displacement | 1,000long tons (1,016 t) (normal) |
| Length | 156 ft 8 in (47.75 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft 7 in (4.45 m) |
| Speed | 12.4knots (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph) |
| Armament | 2 × 3" guns |
TheBagaduce class was a class of United States Navyfleet tugs. The first ship of the class,USS Bagaduce (AT-21) was laid down on 16 July 1918 atBuffalo, New York, by the Ferguson Steel and Iron Company. She was briefly namedAmmonoosuc in February 1919, renamedBagaduce on 24 February 1919, launched 5 April 1919, and commissioned at Buffalo on 18 September 1919.[1] TheBagaduce was constructed as part of theWorld 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.[1]
| Ship name | Hull number | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagamore | AT-20 | 8 June 1918 | 31 August 1946 | Sold to a commercial interest, 24 December 1947; scrapped, 1953 |
| Bagaduce | AT-21 | 18 September 1919 | 22 June 1946 | Fate unknown |
| Tadousac | AT-22 | 13 June 1919 | 10 April 1946 | Destroyed, 10 April 1946 |
| Kalmia | AT-23 | 18 November 1919 | 15 May 1946 | Sold to a commercial interest, 21 January 1947; fate unknown |
| Kewaydin | AT-24 | 4 November 1919 | 10 December 1945 | Fate unknown |
| Umpqua | AT-25 | 6 December 1919 | 24 May 1946 | Sold to a commercial interest, 4 December 1946; fate unknown |
| Wandank | AT-26 | 23 March 1920 | 20 September 1946 | Sold to a commercial interest, 20 September 1945; fate unknown |
| Tatnuck | AT-27 | 26 July 1919 | 12 September 1946 | Sold to a commercial interest, 26 April 1947; fate unknown |
| Sunnadin | AT-28 | 20 October 1919 | 4 April 1946 | Sold for scrap, 15 January 1947 |
| Mahopac | AT-29 | 20 October 1919 | 12 September 1946 | Fate unknown |
| Sciota | AT-30 | 13 November 1919 | 16 January 1946 | Fate unknown |
| Koka | AT-31 | 18 February 1920 | n/a | Ran aground, 7 December 1937; later sank |
| Napa | AT-32 | 5 December 1919 | n/a | Scuttled to avoid capture, 8 April 1942 |
| Pinola | AT-33 | 7 February 1920 | 31 January 1946 | Fate unknown |
| Algorma | AT-24 | 15 May 1920 | 18 June 1946 | Sold to a commercial interest, 23 December 1946; fate unknown |
| Carrabasset | AT-35 | 30 June 1920 | 26 July 1946 | Fate unknown |
| Contocook | AT-36 | 20 August 1920 | 27 November 1933 | Sold to theRoyal Navy, 1940; commissioned asHMS Sea Giant (W-125); decommissioned, 1946; fate unknown |
| Iuka | AT-37 | 29 October 1920 | 15 August 1946 | Sold to a commercial interest, 18 December 1947; fate unknown |
| Keosanqua | AT-38 | 9 December 1920 | 6 May 1946 | Sold to a commercial interest, 11 July 1947; scrapped, 1968 |
| Montcalm | AT-39 | 19 January 1921 | 24 May 1946 | Fate unknown |
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