USS Radiant (ID-1324)

USS Radiant (ID-1324) was the proposed designation for a tugboat that never served in the United States Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see USS Radiant.
USS Radiant (ID-1324)
Radiant sometime between 1903 and 1917.
History
United States
Owner: Atlantic Refining Company
Builder: Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Completed: 1903
Acquired: Never
Commissioned: Never
Notes: Registered as ID-1324 for potential US Navy service
General characteristics
Type: Tugboat
Tonnage: 81 GT[Note 1]
Displacement: 81 tons[Note 1]
Beam: 18 ft (5.5 m)
Draft: 9 ft (2.7 m)

Radiant was a commercial tug built in 1903 by Neafie & Levy at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the period of the United States' participation in World War I, the US Navy inspected her for possible acquisition by the Navy and assigned her the hull number ID-1324 in anticipation of commissioning her as USS Radiant. However, the Navy never took possession of her, and she remained in civilian service with her owners, the Atlantic Refining Company of Philadelphia.

Notes
  1. NavSource Online states that both the gross tonnage and displacement tonnage were 81 tons, although it is very unlikely that the two tonnages were identical.[1]
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References
  1. Photo gallery of USS Radiant (ID-1324) at NavSource Naval History
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