USS Arapaho (AT-14)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Arapaho |
| Namesake | An important plains tribe of the Algonquian family, closely associated with the Cheyenne. |
| Builder | Seattle Construction and Drydock Company, Seattle, Washington |
| Cost | $125,666.67 (hull and machinery) |
| Laid down | 16 December 1913 |
| Launched | 20 June 1914 |
| Acquired | by the Navy, 2 December 1914 |
| Commissioned | 8 February 1918 as USS Arapaho |
| Decommissioned | 6 April 1922 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard |
| In service | 1914 |
| Out of service | 1917 |
| Reclassified | (AT-14), 17 July 1920; Yard Tug (YT-121), 27 February 1936 |
| Stricken | 22 December 1936 |
| Homeport | Mare Island, California, Norfolk, Virginia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Fate | Sold to A. S. Hughes' Sons, Philadelphia, on 5 May 1937; fate unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Arapaho-class tugboat |
| Displacement | 575 long tons (584 t) |
| Length | 122 ft 6 in (37.34 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11 kn (13 mph; 20 km/h) |
| Complement | 25 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 2 × 3-pounders |
USS Arapaho (AT-14/YT-121) was an Arapaho-class fleet tug that performed various tugboat services for the United States Navy. She was constructed in Seattle, Washington; however, she spent most of her working career on the East Coast of the United States, primarily at Norfolk, Virginia, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.