Modoc YT-16
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name |
|
| Builder | J.H. Dialogue & Sons |
| Acquired | 29 April 1898 |
| In service | 29 April 1898 |
| Out of service | 30 January 1947 |
| Fate | Transferred to Maritime Commission, 1947 |
| Status | unknown |
| Notes | Ship International Radio Callsign: NBDS |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 240 tons |
| Length | 96 feet |
| Beam | 21 feet |
| Draft | 8 feet 6 inches |
| Propulsion | one compound steam engine, one single-end coal-fired boiler, single propeller, 175 shp |
| Speed | 10 Knots |
| Complement | 7 |
Modoc was a steam tug, built in 1890 as the commercial tug Enterprise, in service with the United States Navy from 1898 to 1947. The tug had been assigned the hull number YT‑16 in 1920. When the name Modoc was cancelled 5 October 1942 the tug became the unnamed YT‑16 until reclassified in 1944 to become YTL-16. The tug served for 49 years and in both World War I and World War II before being transferred to the Maritime Commission in early 1947 for disposal.