Spartan, a 226 gross ton tug, was built at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1912 for commercial employment. She was acquired by the Navy after the United States entered World War I and was commissioned in September 1917 as USS Spartan (SP-336). For the rest of the First World War, and for several months after the Armistice, the tug was used in the New York area as a minesweeper. She was returned to her owner in September 1919.
This page features our only view of the tug Spartan, which served as USS Spartan (SP-336) in 1917-1919.
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Page made 31 August 2003