USS Arabian (1896)

Not to be confused with USS Arabia (ID-3434).
USS Arabian with United States Navy personnel on board sometime between November 1918 and January 1919, probably in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area.
History
United States
Name: USS Arabian
Namesake: Previous name retained
Builder: John H. Dialogue & Sons, Camden, New Jersey
Completed: 1896
Acquired: 29 October 1918
In service: 5 November 1918
Out of service: 31 January 1919
Fate: Returned to owner 31 January 1919
Notes: Operated as commercial tugboat Arabian 1896-1918 and from 1919
General characteristics
Type: Harbor tug
Tonnage: 92 gross tons
Length: 87 ft (27 m)
Beam: 20 ft (6.1 m)
Draft: 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) aft
Propulsion: Steam engine, one shaft
Speed: 10 knots
Complement: 7
Armament: None

USS Arabian was a harbor tug that served in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1919.

Arabian was built as a commercial steam tug of the same name in 1896 by John H. Dialogue & Sons at Camden, New Jersey. She was active in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area. On 29 October 1918, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a bareboat charter from her owner, Mr. P. F. Martin of Philadelphia, for use during World War I. She never received a naval registry identification number, but was placed in service as USS Arabian on 5 November 1918.

World War I ended on 11 November 1918, six days after Arabian was placed in service. No longer needed, she never received an assignment and apparently never saw active naval service. The Navy returned her to Martin on 31 January 1919.

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