USS Carl R. Gray

Summary

USS Carl R. Gray (No. 2671) -- later renamed USS Nausett (YT 35) -- was a tugboat, purchased by the U.S. Navy and commissioned on 5 October 1918, Boatswain J. Zucker .

USS Nausett at Delaware Breakwater, during the 1920s.
History
United States
NameUSS Carl R. Gray
NamesakeFormer name retained.
Orderedas the civilian tug Carl R. Gray
Laid downdate unknown
Launchedin 1918 at Baltimore, Maryland
Acquired5 October 1918
Commissioned5 October 1918
Decommissioned28 February 1933 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard
RenamedUSS Nausett (YT 35), 24 November 1920
Stricken13 March 1933
HomeportPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
FateSold in May 1933
General characteristics
Typetugboat
Displacement115 tons
Length88' 10"
Beam22' 6"
Draught9' 6"
Speedunknown
Complementunknown
Armamentunknown

East Coast Service edit

She was placed in commission as USS Carl R. Gray (ID # 2671) for service as a harbor tugboat with the Fifth Naval District.

In August 1919 she was transferred to the Fourth Naval District and on 24 November 1920 she was renamed and redesignated, becoming Nausett (YT-35). For the rest of her Naval career the tug served in the vicinity of the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania.

 
USS Nausett at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, on 5 June 1926. The hospital ship Mercy (AH-4) is partially visible in the background.

Decommissioned edit

On 28 February 1933 she was decommissioned. She was stricken from the Navy Register on 13 March 1933 and sold.

References edit

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links edit

  • USS Carl R. Gray
  • USS Carl R. Gray (ID 2671)