Westchester II

Westchester II

(Tug: dp. 56; 1. 42'7"; b. 14.1'; dr. 7' (aft); s. 6 k.)

The second Westchester (Id. No. 3103), often but erroneously spelled West Chester—a tug built in 1896 by Russell at Long Island City, N.Y.—was acquired by the Navy from the Red Star Towing & Transport Co. on a charter basis on 4 September 1918 and commissioned at New York on 11 September 1918. She served in the 3d Naval District as a tug through the end of World War I in November 1918 and remained in service during the first four months of 1919. On 25 April 1919, Westchester was placed out of commission at New York and was delivered to the United States Shipping Board at Brooklyn, N.Y., for disposal. On 14 August 1919, the tug was returned to her owners, and simultaneously, her name was struck from the Navy list.