Chincoteague, 1919
Chincoteague was named for a bay on the coast of Maryland and Virginia.
Built: Annapolis, MD
Cost: Unknown
Machinery: Steam, 18" diameter x 24" stroke
Speed: Unknown
Length: 88'
Beam: 20'
Draft: 8' 9"
Displacement: 215 tons
Launched: 1919
Acquired: from US Navy on 14 November 1919
Decommissioned: 1 January 1923
Disposition: Sold on 20 March 1925
Complement: 1 officer, 9 men (1930)
Armament: 2 x 1-pdrs.
Design History:
The vessels of this class of tugs were built for the Navy as part of the war effort and were completed after the end of hostilities.
Cutter History:
First at Norfolk, VA and later decommissioned in Baltimore on 1 January 1923; she was sold 20 March 1925.
Sources:
Donald Canney. U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790-1935. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1995.