| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSWST-1 |
| Builder | Adams & Company,Berrys Bay,Sydney,Australia |
| Launched | 1945 |
| Fate | Ran aground on 27 July 1945. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Salvage tug |
| Displacement | 325 tons |
| Complement | 12 |
USSWST-1 was a 325-tonsalvage tug of theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II.
She was built by Adams & Company,Berrys Bay,Sydney,Australia for the United States Navy in 1945. While travelling up the east coast of Australia, she ran aground on rocks offBar Beach, New South Wales,Newcastle in heavy fog on 27 July 1945 and was holed. Captain W. F. Martin and the eleven crew were rescued.[1]
32°56′20″S151°46′16″E / 32.939°S 151.771°E /-32.939; 151.771
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