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English: Luckenbach Number 2 (American Tug, 1891) In port, probably when inspected by the Third Naval District in 1917. This tug, owned by the Luckenbach Steamship Company and originally named Edgar F. Luckenbach, was taken over by the Navy on 12 October 1917 and placed in commission on 5 December 1917 as USS Cherokee (SP-458). She foundered at sea on 26 February 1918, while en route from Newport, Rhode Island, to Washington, D.C.
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Source http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-civil/civsh-l/lucknb2.htm Photo #: NH 102812
Author U.S. Naval Historical Center

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