USS New England (SP-1222)
Steam lighter New England flying Fore River pennant, probably during builder's trials. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | New England |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Completed | 1907, Delivered November 1907 |
| Acquired | (by Navy) 23 October 1917 |
| Commissioned | (by Navy) 24 October 1917 |
| Out of service | (Navy) 11 May 1919 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 11 May 1919 |
| Notes | Commercial steam lighter New England 1907–1917 and from 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tug |
| Tonnage | 417 GRT |
| Displacement | 579 tons |
| Length | 130 ft (39.6 m) LOA |
| Beam | (extreme) 31 ft 6 in (9.6 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
| Speed | 8.25 knots |
![](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Steam_lighter_"New_England"_1907.png){kind=link}
The second USS New England (SP-1222) was operated as a United States Navy tug in commission from 1917 to 1919. New England was built as a steel steam lighter by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company at Quincy, Massachusetts, for the New England Steamship Company of New York City.