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Sea Rover (AT-57): Photographs

These photographs were selected to show the original configuration of this class and major subsequent modifications. For more views see the former NHHC (now Hyperwar) Online Library of Selected Images and the NavSource Photo Archive.

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S.S. Sea Rover

This sea-going tug was built in 1902 for use in towing along the Pacific coast and in San Francisco Bay and was one of the earlier oil-fired tugs on the West Coast. These plans were published in the January 1903 issue of the journal Marine Engineering along with a description of the new tug.

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S.S. Sea Rover

This photograph was published in the January 1903 issue of the journal Marine Engineering in an article describing the new tug.

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S.S. Sea Rover (SP-1014)

Shown in a color-tinted photograph taken prior to World War I, probably in San Francisco Bay.

Photo No. NH 103409-KN
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (from the Online Library)