USCGC Winnisimmet (WYT-84)
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USCGC Winnisimmet was one of two Winnisimmet-class harbor tugs constructed for the Revenue Cutter Service
in 1903 and stationed at Boston, Massachusetts. The Navy
assumed control of her from 6 April 1917 to 28 August 1919 during World War I
. In September 1919 she was transferred from Boston to Baltimore, Maryland, where she remained until 1932. She was then assigned to Norfolk, Virginia
where she remained in service until being decommissioned in October 1945. Before the U.S. Coast Guard
was formed in 1915, she was known as the USRC Winnisimmet. The other cutter in the Winnisimmet-class was the USRC Wissahickon
.
United States Revenue Cutter Service
The United States Revenue Cutter Service was established by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in 1790 as an armed maritime law enforcement service. Throughout its entire existence the Revenue Cutter Service operated under the authority of the United States Department of the Treasury...
in 1903 and stationed at Boston, Massachusetts. The Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
assumed control of her from 6 April 1917 to 28 August 1919 during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. In September 1919 she was transferred from Boston to Baltimore, Maryland, where she remained until 1932. She was then assigned to Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
where she remained in service until being decommissioned in October 1945. Before the U.S. Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
was formed in 1915, she was known as the USRC Winnisimmet. The other cutter in the Winnisimmet-class was the USRC Wissahickon
USRC Wissahickon (1904)
USRC Wissahickon was one of two Winnisimmet-class harbor tugs constructed for the Revenue Cutter Service in 1904 and stationed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was named for Wissahickon Creek. Ellsworth P. Bertholf served as captain of her from November 1906 to September 1907 in his first tour...
.