USS Arapaho (AT-14)

History
United States
NameUSS Arapaho
NamesakeAn important plains tribe of the Algonquian family, closely associated with the Cheyenne.
BuilderSeattle Construction and Drydock Company, Seattle, Washington
Cost$125,666.67 (hull and machinery)
Laid down16 December 1913
Launched20 June 1914
Acquiredby the Navy, 2 December 1914
Commissioned8 February 1918 as USS Arapaho
Decommissioned6 April 1922 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard
In service1914
Out of service1917
Reclassified(AT-14), 17 July 1920; Yard Tug (YT-121), 27 February 1936
Stricken22 December 1936
HomeportMare Island, California, Norfolk, Virginia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
FateSold to A. S. Hughes' Sons, Philadelphia, on 5 May 1937; fate unknown
General characteristics
TypeArapaho-class tugboat
Displacement575 long tons (584 t)
Length122 ft 6 in (37.34 m)
Beam24 ft (7.3 m)
Draft12 ft 10 in (3.91 m)
Propulsion
Speed11 kn (13 mph; 20 km/h)
Complement25 officers and enlisted
Armament2 × 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.