USS Aurora

	Aurora circa 1917-1919
History
United States
Builder	Dialogue & Company
Launched	1906
Acquired	August 1917
Commissioned	22 September 1917
Decommissioned	24 March 1919
Homeport	Port Richmond, New York; Tompkinsville, New York;
General characteristics
Displacement	234 tons
Length	110 ft (34 m)
Beam	26.7 ft (8.1 m)
Speed	12 knots
Complement	20
Armament	1 one pounder

USS Aurora (SP-345) was a harbor tug and a minesweeper of the United States Navy.

Quick Facts History, United States ...

Built in 1906 in Camden, New Jersey, by John H. Dialogue, the Aurora was originally used for civilian purposes. In August 1917, the ship was chartered from Lehigh Valley Railroad, the owners at that time, and was commissioned on 22 September 1917 as a minesweeper in New York Harbor. In December 1918, Aurora was transferred to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service for use as a tugboat in Tompkinsville, New York. Aurora was decommissioned on 24 March 1919 and immediately returned to her owner.^[1]

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