USS Patuxent (AT-11)

USS Patuxent (AT-11) was a sea-going tugboat in the U.S. Navy from 1909 to 1924. Her principal task was to come to the rescue of disabled ships at sea. She served the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and was decommissioned after World War I in 1924.

Laid down at Portsmouth, Virginia
Patuxent, the first U.S. Navy ship to bear that name, was a steel, sea-going tug, laid down 25 July 1907 by the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, and launched 16 May 1908. She was commissioned 4 May 1909.

Serving the fleet
Patuxent spent her naval career operating with the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, providing the services of a sea-going tug to diverse elements of the Fleet until decommissioning 30 September 1924.

Final disposition
Patuxent was struck from the Navy List 29 June 1938. She was sold 16 March 1939.