USS Alexander H. Erickson

USS Alexander H. Erickson (SP-2298)—a tug built in 1917 by Hahn and Miller of New Baltimore, NY, for the Olsen Water and Towing Co., of New York City—was inspected in the 3rd Naval District (New York) on 4 February 1918 and was reported as taken over by the Navy on 9 March 1918. The operations of this harbor tug—which was assigned the identification number (Id. No. 2298)-are not reflected in any logs, but sources indicate that her ultimate duty was to handle barges at Norfolk, VA. Recorded as transferred from 3d to 5th Naval District on 20 August 1919, her service in that locale was apparently quite short, since the same source indicates that she was returned to her owner on 28 August 1919. Her name was struck from the Navy list on the same day.

SP-2298 photographed prior to World War I.
History
United States
Name	Alexander H. Erickson
Builder	Hahn and Miller, New Baltimore, NY
Launched	1917
Acquired	9 March 1918
Stricken	28 August 1919
Fate	Returned to her owner, the Olsen Water and Towing Co., New York City
General characteristics
Displacement	150 t
Length	66 ft 6 in (20.27 m)
Beam	19 ft (5.8 m)
Draft	7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Speed	9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement	4

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Photo gallery of USS Alexander H. Erickson at NavSource Naval History