| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Pawnee |
| Builder | Rodermund & Co., Tomkins Cove, New York |
| Launched | 1896, as John Dwight |
| Acquired | by purchase, 6 May 1898 |
| Commissioned | 6 May 1898 |
| Decommissioned | 24 March 1922 |
| Fate | Sold, 25 July 1922 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tugboat |
| Displacement | 275 long tons (279 t) |
| Length | 122 ft (37 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m) |
| Draft | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
USS Pawnee (YT-21) was a yard tug in the United States Navy.
Pawnee was built in 1896 by Rodermund & Co. at Tomkins Cove, New York, as the steam lighter John Dwight. The U.S. Navy purchased her on 6 May 1898 from George T. Moon and commissioned her the same day as USS Pawnee.
Pawnee was assigned to the 3rd Naval District and operated as a harbor tug at the New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York, throughout her career. On 9 April 1910 she had a minor collision with the steamer Bloomsburg (
United States) off the New York Navy Yard, resulting in no damage to either vessel.[1]
Pawnee decommissioned on 24 March 1922. She was sold on 25 July 1922 to Seabury & DeZafra, Inc., of New York City.
