USS Locust
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USS Locust is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:
- USS Locust (1910)USS Locust (1910)USS Locust 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:...
, a tugboatTugboatA tugboat is a boat that maneuvers vessels by pushing or towing them. Tugs move vessels that either should not move themselves, such as ships in a crowded harbor or a narrow canal,or those that cannot move by themselves, such as barges, disabled ships, or oil platforms. Tugboats are powerful for...
placed in service 5 April 1910.
- USS Locust (AN-22)USS Locust (AN-22)USS Locust was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was later transferred to the French Navy as Locuste ....
, a net laying shipNet laying shipA net laying ship, also known as a net layer, net tender or boom defence vessel was a type of small auxiliary ship.A net layer's primary function was to lay and maintain steel anti-torpedo or anti-submarine nets. Nets could be laid around an individual ship at anchor, or around harbors or other...
launched 1 February 1941.