Blanche
(Tug: t. 94; l. 83'0"; b. 17'9"; dr. 9'3" (mean); s. 10 mph.; cpl. 14)
Blanche, a tug constructed in 1878 at Philadelphia by William Cramp & Sons, was chartered by the Navy from W. A. Sanders & R. R. Stone of Wilmington, N.C., during the summer of 1918 and commissioned on 26 August 1918. She served in the waters of the 5th Naval District until the beginning of December. On 5 December 1918, Blanche was returned to her owners.
Raymond A. Mann
12 January 2006
Published: Thu Jun 25 11:34:48 EDT 2015
