USS Locust (1910)

History
United States
Name	USS Locust
Namesake	Locust
Builder	Crawford & Reid, Tacoma, Washington
In service	5 April 1910
Out of service	6 January 1912
Stricken	6 January 1912
Fate	Sold 6 January 1912
General characteristics
Type	Tugboat
Length	80 ft 9 in (24.61 m)
Beam	16 ft 3 in (4.95 m)
Propulsion	Marine steam engine

USS Locust was a tugboat built for the United States Navy in 1910 and served on the U.S. West Coast for several years towing coal barges from Tiburon, California to naval activities where the coal was needed.

The first ship to be so named by the Navy, Locust—a wooden tug—was built for the Navy by Crawford & Reid.Tacoma, Washington, and placed in service on 5 April 1910. Attached to the Naval Coal Depot, Tiburon, California, the tugboat served at that place, towing coal barges to naval installations along the northwest Pacific Ocean coast. Locust was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 6 January 1912 and sold.

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.