Allied Warships

USS Kalmia (AT 23)

Fleet tug of the Bagaduce class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeFleet tug
ClassBagaduce 
PennantAT 23 
Built byFerguson Steel and Iron Co. (Buffalo, New York, U.S.A) 
Ordered 
Laid down23 Aug 1918 
Launched26 Aug 1919 
Commissioned19 Nov 1919 
End service15 May 1946 
History

Reclassified fleet tug old (ATO-23) on 15 May 1944
Decommissioned on 15 May 1946
Stricken on 3 July 1946
Sold on 21 January 1947

 

Commands listed for USS Kalmia (AT 23)

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1Lt. Irving Barclay Smith, USN3 Jun 1939

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