USS Edgar F. Coney
Edgar F. Coney was built as a commercial steam tug of the same name in 1904 by John B. Dialogue & Sons at Camden, New Jersey, for the South Atlantic Towboat Company. On 22 September 1917, the U.S. Navy chartered her from her owner – by then Philip Shore of Tampa, Florida – for use during World War I. She was commissioned the same day as USS Edgar F. Coney (SP-346).
Assigned to the 3rd Naval District, Edgar F. Coney was based at Tompkinsville, Staten Island, New York. She carried out towing duties in the New York City area for the remainder of World War I and into 1919.
Edgar F. Coney was decommissioned on 5 July 1919 and returned to her owner the same day. She returned to commercial service. The Tug sank 28 January 1930 in the Gulf of Mexico in rough seas and high winds 70 miles south east of Port Arthur, Texas. Lost with all 14 hands.
References
- ^ "Annual report of the Supervising Inspector-general Steamboat-inspection Service, Year ending June 30, 1930". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 8 January 2020 – via Haithi Trust.
- ^ "Edgar F. Coney (+1930)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Edgar F. Coney (American Tug, 1904). Served as USS Edgar F. Coney (SP-346) in 1917–1919
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Edgar F. Coney (SP 346)
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