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USS Saco (YT-31)

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USS Saco
History
United States
NameUSS Saco (YT-31)
BuilderA.C. Brown and Son, Tottenville, New York
Laid down1912
Acquired30 September 1918
Stricken22 October 1926
FateSold, 3 May 1927
General characteristics
TypeTug
Displacement119 long tons (121 t)
Length90 ft (27 m)
Beam24 ft 8 in (7.52 m)
Draft8 ft (2.4 m)
Speed8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)

The second USS Saco was a yard tug in the United States Navy during the 1920s.

The steam tug Alexander Brown was built in 1912 for the Aransas Dock and Channel Company, Aransas Pass, Texas, by A.C. Brown and Son, Tottenville, New York. She was acquired by the Navy on 30 September 1918 and designated SP-2725.

Purchased for use as a yard tug at the Naval Air Station Key West, she operated there as Alexander Brown until 24 November 1920, when she was renamed Saco and redesignated YT-31. Saco continued yard tug operations until struck from the Navy list on 22 October 1926. She was sold to N. Block and Company, Norfolk, Virginia, on 3 May 1927.

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