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Amphitrite (Motor Tug, 1918).
Served as USS Amphitrite and USS Nerita (ID # 3028) in 1918-1920

Amphitrite, a 60½-foot motor tug, was built in 1918 at Norfolk, Virginia. In May 1918 she was taken over by the Navy and subsequently placed in service as Amphitrite (ID # 3028). While serving with the Fifth Naval District in the Norfolk area, she was renamed Nerita in November 1918. Placed out of service after the end of World War I and stricken in March 1919, the tug was transferred to the War Department in March 1920.

This page features our only views of the motor tug Amphitrite, which served as USS Amphitrite and USS Nerita (ID # 3028) in 1918-1920.

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Photo #: NH 102062 Amphitrite (American Motor Boat, 1918) Photographed prior to her World War I Navy service. Acquired by the Navy on 21 May 1918 as USS Amphitrite (ID # 3028), she was renamed USS Nerita on 8 November 1918. She was stricken on 3 March 1919 and transferred to the War Department on 4 March 1920. The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 105KB; 740 x 420 pixels

Photo #: NH 99218 Amphitrite (American Motor Tug, 1918) In port, prior to her World War I Navy service. This small tug was acquired by the Navy on 21 May 1918. Placed in service as USS Amphitrite (ID # 3028), she was renamed Nerita on 8 November 1918. The craft was transferred to the War Department on 4 March 1920. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 41KB; 740 x 205 pixels

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Page made 31 May 2002
New image added 28 March 2004