Nahant II (S.P. 1250)
1917-1928
A seaside resort located in Essex County, Mass., on a small peninsula opn Massaxchusetts Bay.
II
(S.P. 1250: tonnage 405 (gross register); length between perpendiculars 134’7”; beam 26’0"; speed 13.0 knots (trial); complement 38; armament 1 3-inch, 2 machine guns)
Luckenbach No.4, a tug built in 1913 at Camden, N.J., by John H. Dialogue & Sons, was acquired by the Navy from Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc., of New York City on 1 December 1917 for employment as a minesweeper, and commissioned on 12 December 1917.
Operating in the Third Naval District, Nahant performed patrol duties for the duration of the Great War [World War I] (24 January--11 November 1918). Decommissioned on 23 February 1920, Nahant was transferred to the City of New York and then served the Police Department as Service No. 3 and as John F. Harlan.
Returned to the Navy in 1928, Nahant was stricken from the Navy Register on 27 September 1928 and sold to Joseph O’Boyle of New York City on 24 December 1928.
Updated, Robert J. Cressman
17 May 2022
