Bagaduce-class tugboat

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]

Fleet tug USS Bagaduce (AT 21) in New York Navy Yard on August 28, 1925
Class overview
Operators:
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

Ships
Ship name Hull number Commissioned Decommissioned Fate
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 commericial 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
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See also

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