USS Atglen
.jpg) Barge Atglen, probably photographed at New York City at the time of her 1917 inspection by the 3rd Naval District, prior to her U.S. Navy service.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Atglen |
| Namesake | Atglen, Pennsylvania |
| Laid down | 1900 |
| Acquired | 16 November 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Barge |
| Displacement | 150 tons |
| Propulsion | None |
| Armament | None |
USS Atglen (ID-1315), also sometimes listed as ID-1350,[1] was a United States Navy barge in service from 1917 to 1919.
Atglen was laid down as a non-self-propelled commercial barge at South Rondout, New York, in 1900. The U.S. Navy' 3rd Naval District inspected her for possible World War I service in 1917, and the Navy acquired her on 16 November 1917,[2] assigning her one of two reported Naval Registry Identification Numbers (either Id. No. 1315[3] or Id. No. 1350[4] She probably served in and near New York Harbor through the end of the war.
Atglen was returned to her owners sometime in 1919.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Confusion exists regarding the barge's Naval Registry Identification Number. Per the U.S. Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images (at http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-civil/civsh-a/atglen.htm), her number was 1315. NavSource Online agrees at the entry http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/171315.htm, but at the otherwise identical entry at http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/171350.htm lists the number as 1350, without further explanation for the double listing or the internal disagreement about the registry number.
- ^ The U.S. Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images (at http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-civil/civsh-a/atglen.htm) both specifies this date and expresses doubt that U.S. Navy acquisition of the barge ever actually occurred. NavSource Online (at http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/171315.htm and http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/171350.htm ), expresses no doubt that the acquisition occurred.
- ^ Per the U.S. Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images (at http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-civil/civsh-a/atglen.htm) and NavSource Online at http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/171315.htm.
- ^ Per NavSource Online at http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/171350.
References
[edit]- Department of the Navy Naval Historical Center: Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Atglen (American Barge, 1900). Probably saw U.S. Navy service (under registry ID # 1315) in 1917-1919
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Atglen (ID 1315)
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Atglen (ID 1350)