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USS Nezinscot

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Spanish Campaign Medal

Harbor Tug:

Built by Neafie & Levy Shipbuilding, Philadelphia, PA (YN 885)

Laid down, date unknown

Launched, 20 October 1897

Completed for Moran Towing Co., New York, NY DeWitt C. Ivins (ON 157491), October 1897

Purchased by Navy for $30,000, 25 March 1898

Commissioned USS Nezinscot at Key West, Boatswain John J. Holden commanding, 02 April 1898

Stationed at Key West, 1898-1900

Stationed at Portsmouth Navy Yard, 1901-1909

Foundered in heavy weather off Cape Ann, MA, 11 August 1909

Four men were lost in Nezinscot's sinking and remain on duty

Acting Asst. Surgeon Charles Edward Trotter
Seaman Leroy R. Edwards
Ship's Cook 3rd Class Charles Edward White
Ordinary Seaman Charles Lamont Traylor

Specifications:
Displacement 156 tons displacement
Length 85' overall
Beam 19'
Draft 8'
Speed 10 knots
Complement 9
Armament one 6-pounder
Propulsion vertical compound steam, 400hp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	173k	*Nezinscot* underway, date and location unknown		Dave Wright
	246k	Colored postcard of *Nezinscot* underway at Portsmouth Navy Yard, circa 1905. Castine (Gunboat No. 6), training vessel *Topeka* and gunboat *Eagle* are moored in the background.		Dave Wright

Nezinscot
DANFS history entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors

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