Bagaduce-class tugboat

Class of United States Navy fleet tugs (1918)

USS Algorma (AT-34)

Class overview
Operators|

* United States Navy
* Royal Navy

Preceded by| none
Succeeded by| Navajo-class
Built| 1918-1920
In commission| 1918-1946
Completed| 20
Lost| 3
Retired| 17
Preserved| 0
General characteristics
Type| Fleet tugboat
Displacement| 1,000 long tons (1,016 t) (normal)
Length| 156 ft 8 in (47.75 m)
Beam| 30 ft (9.1 m)
Draft| 14 ft 7 in (4.45 m)
Speed| 12.4 knots (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph)
Armament| 2 × 3" guns

The Bagaduce class was a class of United States Navy fleet tugs. The first ship of the class, USS Bagaduce (AT-21) was laid down on 16 July 1918 at Buffalo, New York, by the Ferguson Steel and Iron Company. She was briefly named Ammonoosuc in February 1919, renamed Bagaduce on 24 February 1919, launched 5 April 1919, and commissioned at Buffalo on 18 September 1919.[1] The Bagaduce was constructed as part of the World War I shipbuilding program, and was the first of 19 new steel tugs designed to serve as minesweepers and conduct heavy-duty towing work at navy yards.[1]

## Ships

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Ship name  | Hull number  | Commissioned  | Decommissioned  | Fate

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Sagamore | AT-20  | 8 June 1918  | 31 August 1946  | Sold to a commercial interest, 24 December 1947; scrapped, 1953
Bagaduce | AT-21  | 18 September 1919  | 22 June 1946  | Fate unknown
Tadousac | AT-22  | 13 June 1919  | 10 April 1946  | Destroyed, 10 April 1946
Kalmia | AT-23  | 18 November 1919  | 15 May 1946  | Sold to a commercial interest, 21 January 1947; fate unknown
Kewaydin | AT-24  | 4 November 1919  | 10 December 1945  | Fate unknown
Umpqua | AT-25  | 6 December 1919  | 24 May 1946  | Sold to a commercial interest, 4 December 1946; fate unknown
Wandank | AT-26  | 23 March 1920  | 20 September 1946  | Sold to a commercial interest, 20 September 1945; fate unknown
Tatnuck | AT-27  | 26 July 1919  | 12 September 1946  | Sold to a commercial interest, 26 April 1947; fate unknown
Sunnadin | AT-28  | 20 October 1919  | 4 April 1946  | Sold for scrap, 15 January 1947
Mahopac | AT-29  | 20 October 1919  | 12 September 1946  | Fate unknown
Sciota | AT-30  | 13 November 1919  | 16 January 1946  | Fate unknown
Koka | AT-31  | 18 February 1920  | n/a  | Ran aground, 7 December 1937; later sank
Napa | AT-32  | 5 December 1919  | n/a  | Scuttled to avoid capture, 8 April 1942
Pinola | AT-33  | 7 February 1920  | 31 January 1946  | Fate unknown
Algorma | AT-24  | 15 May 1920  | 18 June 1946  | Sold to a commercial interest, 23 December 1946; fate unknown
Carrabasset | AT-35  | 30 June 1920  | 26 July 1946  | Fate unknown
Contocook | AT-36  | 20 August 1920  | 27 November 1933  | Sold to the Royal Navy, 1940; commissioned as HMS Sea Giant (W-125); decommissioned, 1946; fate unknown
Iuka | AT-37  | 29 October 1920  | 15 August 1946  | Sold to a commercial interest, 18 December 1947; fate unknown
Keosanqua | AT-38  | 9 December 1920  | 6 May 1946  | Sold to a commercial interest, 11 July 1947; scrapped, 1968
Montcalm | AT-39  | 19 January 1921  | 24 May 1946  | Fate unknown

## See also

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* Sotoyomo-class fleet tug
* Type V ship - Tugs
* List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy

## References

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1. ^ a b USS Bagaduce (AT-21) at the Navy History and Heritage Command This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.