An item dated St. Johns, New Foundland 18th reported that the navy tug USS Potomac which was embedded through the ice off the west coast of Newfoundland was abandoned by her crew on last Saturday. Her crew numbering 36 men came safely ashore.(1)
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1. Built at the shipyard of the F.W. Wheeler Company, West Bay City, Michigan, USA as the Wilmot for account of the Ocean Towing and Wrecking Company in 1897, purchased by the US Navy on 14 April 1898, commissioned as the Potomac, salvaged in the end of spring 1914, reclassified as the AT-50 in July 1920, decommissioned on 26 June 1822, stricken on 31 July and finally sold to the New Orleans&Bisso Towboat Companyon 1 December. With a displacement of 786 long tons-798 tons were her dimensions 42,29 x 8,69 x 3,7 metres or 138.9’ x 28.6’x 12’. With a speed of 16 knots, a crew numbering 56 men and an armament consisting of 2-3pd guns. In the First World War also used as tender and as (troop) transport.
