| USS Nezinscot (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: |
DeWitt C. Ivans, USS Nezinscot |
| Namesake: | The Nezinscot River in Maine |
| Owner: |
Moran and Company, United States Navy |
| Builder: | Neafie & Levy, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Laid down: | 1897 |
| Launched: | 1898 |
| Acquired: | 25 March 1898 |
| Commissioned: | 2 April 1898 |
| Fate: | Capsized and sank on August 11, 1909 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | tug |
| Tonnage: | 115 grt |
| Length: | 85 ft 0 in (25.91 m) |
| Beam: | 19 ft 0 in (5.79 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) |
| Complement: | 9 |
Construction[]
The steam tug Nezinscot was originally constructed by Neafie & Levy in 1897 as the DeWitt C. Ivans for Moran and Company.
Service[]
She was purchased for $30,000 by the United States Navy on March 25, 1898. The 85-foot iron-hulled tug was commissioned on April 2, 1898 and operated out of Key West, Florida serving in the North Atlantic Fleet during the Spanish American War. Beginning in 1901, the Nezinscot operated out of Portsmouth, New Hampshire running between ports in New York, Massachusetts and Maine.
Loss[]
While steaming from Portsmouth to Boston carrying a cargo of chains, anchors and search light equipment for the USS Missouri, the Nezinscot capsized and sank when a deck load shifted in heavy seas off Cape Ann on August 11, 1909. Of the 9 person crew, there were four fatalities.[1] She currently lies in 300 feet (91 m) of water off Rockport, Massachusetts – 8 nautical miles (15 km) from Straitsmouth Island Light.[2]
References[]
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