Allied Warships
USS Genesee (AT 55)
Fleet tug
USS Genese at Ireland in 1918. US Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Fleet tug |
Class | [No specific class] |
Pennant | AT 55 |
Built by | Maryland Steel Co. (Sparrow's Point, Maryland, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | |
Launched | 1905 |
Commissioned | 10 Nov 1917 |
Lost | 5 May 1942 |
History | Displacement: 688 BRT USS Genesee (Chief Boatswain E.L. Boyd) was scuttled to prevent her capture by the Japanese at Corregidor, Philippines on 5 May 1942 |
Commands listed for USS Genesee (AT 55)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Eugene Lorell Boyd, USN | < Dec 41 | 5 May 1942 |
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