USS James H. Clark

History
United States
Name	USS James H. Clark
Namesake	Previous name retained
Completed	1900
Acquired	19 July 1917
Commissioned	21 August 1917
Decommissioned	April 1920
Fate	Sold 16 May 1921
Notes	Operated as commercial tug James H. Clark 1900-1917
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Tonnage	45 Gross register tons
Length	60 ft 8 in (18.49 m)
Beam	17 ft 3 in (5.26 m)
Draft	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) or 8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion	One 150-indicated horsepower (112-kilowatt) vertical compound steam engine, one marine leg boiler, one shaft
Speed	8.5 or 9 knots
Armament	1 × 3-pounder gun

USS James H. Clark (SP-759) was a United States Navy tug in commission from 1917 to 1920.

James H. Clark was built as a commercial steam tug of the same name in 1900 at Buffalo, New York. On 19 July 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, the Tampa Towing & Lighterage Company of Tampa, Florida, for use during World War I. Assigned the section patrol number 759, she was commissioned on 21 August 1917 as USS James H. Clark (SP-759).

Assigned to the 7th Naval District and based at Key West, Florida, James H. Clark performed towing and other miscellaneous duties in the harbor at Key West and at Naval Station Key West until 1920.

James H. Clark was decommissioned on 6 April 1920 and was sold on 16 May 1921 to the A. C. Tuxbury Lumber Company of Charleston, South Carolina.

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• SP-759 James H. Clark at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-700 through SP-799
• NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive James H. Clark (SP 759)