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USS S. T. Co. No. 2

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History
United States
NameUSS S. T. Co. No. 2
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderCharles Hillman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Completed1898
Acquired24 September 1917
Commissioned27 September 1917
FateReturned to owner 23 June 1919
NotesOperated as commercial tug S. T. Co. No. 2 1898-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
TypeTug, dispatch boat, and Minesweeper
Displacement157 tons
Length101 ft 0 in (30.78 m)
Beam22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
Draft10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) (mean)
PropulsionSteam engine
Speed10 knots
Complement13
Armament2 × 1-pounder guns

USS S. T. Co. No. 2 (SP-267) was a United States Navy tug, dispatch boat, and minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919.

S. T. Co. No. 2 was built as a commercial steam screw tug of the same name in 1898 by Charles Hillman at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The U.S. Navy acquired her under charter from her owner, the Standard Transportation Company, on 24 September 1917 for World War I service. She was commissioned on 27 September 1917 as USS S. T. Co. No. 2 (SP-267).

Assigned to the 5th Naval District, S. T. Co. No. 2 operated in the Virginia Capes area and Chesapeake Bay for the remainder of World War I, serving as a tug, dispatch vessel, and minesweeper.

After the war, S. T. Co. No. 2 was returned to Standard Transportation on 23 June 1919.

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