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Tugs

96′ Winnisimmet Class
Harbor Cutter (1915-1925)
Harbor Cutter/Harbor Tug (1925-1939)
Model: No

Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Pictures
USRC/USCGC Winnisimmet WYT 84 1903 – 1945 Former Revenue Cutter CGH
USRC/USCGC Wissahickon 1904 – 1935

88′ Navy Harbor Tug
Model: No

Designation Name Service Comments Picture
USCGC Chattahoochee 1920 – 1921
USCGC Chautauqua 1919 – 1934
USCGC Chenango 1919 – 1922
USCGC Chicopee 1919 – 1935
USCGC Chilicothe 1920 – 1925
USCGC Chincoteague 1919 – 1923
USCGC Chippewa 1919 – 1935
USCGC Choptank 1919 – 1924
USCGC Chowan 1919 – 1923
USCGC Chulahoma 1920 – 1924

110′ Calumet Class
Harbor Tug (<1967)
Tug, Medium (>1967)
Model: No

Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Picture
USCGC Calumet WYT/WYTM 86 1934 – 1967 CGTA
USCGC Hudson WYT/WYTM 87 1934 – 1968 To Northwestern University CGTA
USCGC Navesink WYT/WYTM 88 1935 – 1968 CGTA
USCGC Tuckahoe WYT/WYTM 89 1935 – 1968 CGTA

110′ Arundel Class
Harbor Tug (<1967)
Tug, Medium (>1967)
Model: Yes

Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Picture
USCGC Arundel WYT/WYTM 90 1939 – 1982 CGTA
USCGC Mahoning WYT/WYTM 91 1939 – 1984 CGTA
USCGC Naugatuck WYT/WYTM 92 1939 – 1979 CGTA
USCGC Raritan WYT/WYTM 93 1939 – 1988 CGTA

Misc One-of-a-Kind Tugs
Model: Redwing: Yes
Others:Yes

Designation Name Service Comments Picture
USRC/USCGC Manhattan
(later Arundel)
1873 – 1917 Former Revenue Cutter CGH
USRC/USCGC Hudson 95′ 1893 – 1935 First RC with steel hull and triple-expansion plating
Rescued USS Winslow in Spanish American War
CO, LT Frank Newcomb, not awarded Medal of Honor
because RCS was not “military”
A Fletcher Class DD was named for Newcomb
Commemorated in Semper Paratus
CGH
USRC/USCGC Calumet
(later Tioga)
1894 – 1934 Former Revenue Cutter CGH
USRC/USCGC Tybee 67
(aka AB 15)
1895 – 1930 Former Revenue Cutter
USRC/USCGC Golden Gate 110′ 1897 – 1945 Former Revenue Cutter
Stationed in San Francisco
Played major role after the 1906 earthquake
Served in WWII
NS
USRC/USCGC Mackinac 110′ 1903 – 1939
USRC/USCGC Davey 93′ 1908 – 1945 Former Revenue Cutter NS
USRC/USCGC Tioga 81′ 1916 – 1930
USRC/USCGC Arundel
(former Manhattan)
1918 – 1928 CGH
USCGC Cahokia 141′
(ex Bayside)
1921 – 1936 Acquired from the Army NS
USCGC Manhattan 120′ 1921 – 1947 NS
USCGC Mascoutin 151′
(ex USSB Pylos)
1921 – 1936
USCGC Saukee 151′
(ex Vallonia)
1921 – 1935
USCGC Raritan 103′ 1922 – 1939
USCGC Shawnee 158′ 1922 – 1946 Served in WWII CGTA
USCGC Lexington 122′ 1923 – 1924 Former Army tug
USCGC Carrabasset 1924 – 1946 Navy Bagaduce Class CGH
CGTA
USCGC Redwing 187′
(ex USS Redwing
(AM-48/ARS-4)
1924 – 1941 Lapwing Class AM/ARS
Acquired from the Navy as a Cruising Cutter
Reclassified a tug in 1939
Returned to the Navy on 29 August 1941
NS
USCGC Leopard 110′ 1926 – 1935 CGTA
USCGC Clayton 76′ 1932 – 1935 Acquired from the Army
USCGC Tioga 94′
(former Calumet)
1934 – 1947 Served in WWII CGH

64′ Class
Harbor Tug (<1967)
Tug, Medium (>1967)
Model: No

Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Picture
USCGC 63001 1943 – 1970 Unnamed – Numbered CGTA

110′ Kaw Class
Harbor Tug (<1967)
Tug, Medium (>1967)
Model: No

Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Picture
USCGC Manitou WYT/WYTM 60 1943 – 1980 CGTA
USCGC Kaw WYT/WYTM 61 1943 – 1979 CGTA

110′ Appalachia Class
Harbor Tug (<1967)
Tug, Medium (>1967)
Model: No

Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Picture
USCGC Appalachia WYT/WYTM 71 1943 – 1986 CGTA
USCGC Yankton WYT/WYTM 72 1944 – 1984 CGTA
USCGC Mohican WYT/WYTM 73 1944 – 1986 CGTA
USCGC Chinook WYT/WYTM 96 1944 – 1986 CGTA
USCGC Ojibwa WYT/WYTM 97 1944 – 1980 CGTA
USCGC Snohomish WYT/WYTM 98 1944 – 1986 CGTA
USCGC Sauk WYT/WYTM 99 1944 – 1985 CGTA

USCGC Messenger Army Small Tug
Small Tug Acquired from the Army
Used as a harbor tug at the Yard in Curtis Bay
Model: Yes

Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Pictures
USCGC Messenger CG 85009 1945 – 1995 Commissioned as an Army Small Tug (ST-710) in 1944
Acquired by the Coast Guard in 1945
Used for various duties at the Yard in Curtis Bay
CGTA

65′ Capstan Class
Harbor Tug (<1967)
Small Tug (>1967)
Model: No

Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Pictures
USCGC Capstan WYT/WYTL 65601 1962 – Active CGTA
USCGC Chock WYT/WYTL 65602 1962 – Active CGTA
USCGC Swivel WYT/WYTL 65603 1961 – Active CGTA
USCGC Tackle WYT/WYTL 65604 1962 – Active CGTA
USCGC Towline WYT/WYTL 65605 1962 – 1995 To Mass Maritime Academy CGTA
USCGC Catenary WYT/WYTL 65606 1962 – 1995 CGTA
USCGC Bridle WYT/WYTL 65607 1963 – Active CGTA
USCGC Pendant WYT/WYTL 65608 1962 – Active CGTA
USCGC Shackle WYT/WYTL 65609 1962 – Active CGTA
USCGC Hawser WYT/WYTL 65610 1962 – Active CGTA
USCGC Line WYT/WYTL 65611 1962 – Active CGTA
USCGC Wire WYT/WYTL 65612 1962 – Active CGTA
USCGC Bitt WYT/WYTL 65613 1966 – 1982 CGTA
USCGC Bollard WYT/WYTL 65614 1966 – Active CGTA
USCGC Cleat WYT/WYTL 65615 1966 – Active CGTA

140′ Bay Class Ice Breaking Tug

Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Pictures
USCGC Biscayne Bay WTGB 100 1979 – Active CGTA
USCGC Katmai Bay WTGB 101 1979 – Active CGTA
USCGC Bristol Bay WTGB 102 1979 – Active CGTA
USCGC Mobile Bay WTGB 103 1979 – Active CGTA
USCGC Neah Bay WTGB 105 1980 – Active CGTA
USCGC Morro Bay WTGB 106 1981 – Active CGTA
USCGC Penobscot Bay WTGB 107 1985 – Active CGTA
USCGC Thunder Bay WTGB 108 1985 – Active CGTA
USCGC Sturgeon Bay WTGB 109 1988 – Active CGTA