USS Radiant (ID-1324)
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.jpg) Radiant sometime between 1903 and 1917. | |
| Career (United States) | 100x35px |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Radiant (proposed) |
| Namesake: | Previous name retained |
| Builder: | Neafie and Levy Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Completed: | 1903 |
| Acquired: | Never |
| Commissioned: | Never |
| Notes: | Registered with Id. No. 1324 for potential U.S. Navy service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Tug |
| Tonnage: | See note[1] |
For other ships of the same name, see USS Radiant.
USS Radiant (ID-1324) was the proposed designation for tug that never actually served in the United States Navy.
Radiant was a commercial tug built in 1903 by the Neafie and Levy Shipbuilding Company at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the period of the United States' participation in World War I, the U.S. Navy inspected her for possible acquisition by the Navy and assigned her the naval registry Identification Number (Id. No.) 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
- ↑ NavSource Online (at http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/171324.htm) states that both the gross tonnage and displacement tonnage were 81 tons, although it is very unlikely that the two tonnages were identical.
