USS Gladiator (1876)

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Name: USS Gladiator
Laid down: 1876
Acquired: by charter, 19 April 1918
Substituted with another vessel: Emily B, 20 August 1918
Decommissioned: 20 December 1918
Fate: Both vessels returned to owner
General characteristics
Type: Commercial Tugboat
Displacement: 67 long tons (68 t)
Length: 76 ft 1 in (23.19 m)
Beam: 19 ft 4 in (5.89 m)
Draft: 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
Armament: None

USS Gladiator was built in 1876 at St. Mary's, Georgia; chartered from the Wilmington Towing Co., Wilmington, North Carolina; commissioned 19 April 1918; and assigned to the 5th Naval District.

Tugboats Swapped with Owner

On 20 August 1918 the tug Emily B. owned by the same company, was substituted for Gladiator. On 20 December 1918 Gladiator decommissioned and was returned to her owners.

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