USS Underwriter (1880)
Underwriter photographed prior to World War I, probably off New Orleans, Louisiana. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Underwriter |
| Builder | John H. Dialogue, Camden, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 1880 |
| Launched | 1881 |
| Acquired | 1 July 1918 |
| Commissioned | 9 August 1918 at New Orleans |
| Decommissioned | 1 March 1922 |
| Fate | Sold, 6 June 1922 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 170 tons |
| Length | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) (mean) |
| Propulsion | engine, screw propelled |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement | 22 |
USS Underwriter, later renamed Adirondack, was a tugboat acquired by the U.S. Navy for duty during World War I. After the end of war, she remained on active duty performing miscellaneous tasks and services until she was decommissioned and sold in 1922.