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USS Fulton (AS-1)
USS ''Fulton'' (AS-1) was constructed as a submarine tender in 1914, but later was converted into a gunboat and redesignated PG-49. ''Fulton'' should not be confused with , a patrol vessel that operated from 1917 to 1919 while ''Fulton'' (AS-1) was in commission. Construction and commissioning ''Fulton'' was originally planned to be named ''Niagara'', 30 April 1912 and was renamed ''Fulton'', 10 February 1913. ''Fulton'' was launched on 6 June 1914 by New London Ship and Engine Company, Groton, Connecticut. The ship was sponsored by Mrs. A. T. Sutcliffe, great granddaughter of Robert Fulton, for whom the ship is named. ''Fulton'' was commissioned on 7 December 1914. Submarine tender During her first six months of service, ''Fulton'' tended submarines at Norfolk, Charleston, New York, and Newport, then after overhaul, arrived at New London on 2 November 1915, where in 1918 she was the base ship for the newly formed Submarine School. Through 1922, this was to be her pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Fulton (AS-1) At Coco Solo In 1924
Five ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS ''Fulton'', in honor of Robert Fulton. * United States floating battery ''Demologos'', later ''Fulton'', a catamaran steam frigate, launched in 1815, delivered to the Navy in 1816 and used as a receiving ship until she exploded in 1829 *, a sidewheel steamer launched in 1837, captured by the Confederates in 1861 and destroyed in the evacuation of Pensacola in 1862 *, a submarine tender launched in 1914, reclassified as a gunboat (PG-49) in 1930, and decommissioned in 1934 *, a tugboat, converted into a patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 *, a , launched in 1940 and struck in 1991 ;See also *, a sternwheel steamer in service as a tender with the United States Army′s Ram Fleet from 1862 to ca. 1864 *Fulton (ship) Several ships have been named ''Fulton'', at least some after the American pioneer of steam-powered water transport Robert Fulton. Five ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |