USS Locust (1910)

USS Locust (1910) was a tugboat built for the United States Navy in 1910 and served on the U.S. West Coast for several years towing coal barges from Tiburon, California to naval activities where the coal was needed.

Built in Tacoma, Washington
The first ship to be so named by the Navy, Locust — a wooden tug — was built for the Navy by Crawford & Reid.Tacoma, Washington, and placed in service on 5 April 1910.

Collier service
Attached to the Naval Coal Depot, Tiburon, California, the tugboat served at that place, towing coal barges to naval installations along the northwest Pacific Ocean coast.

Decommissioning
Locust was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 6 January 1912 and sold.