USS Advance (YT-28)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Advance.

USS Advance (YT-28) was an Advance-class tugboat acquired by the United States Navy for the task of patrolling American coastal waters during the First World War.

USS Advance (YT-28) In dry dock, probably after World War I.
History
United States
Name	USS Advance
Builder	M. M. Davis Solomons Island, Maryland
Laid down	1912
Launched	1912
Acquired	27 July 1918
Commissioned	27 July 1918
Decommissioned	7 June 1933
Stricken	12 December 1933
Homeport	Norfolk, Virginia
Fate	Sold, 14 June 1934
General characteristics
Tonnage	167 GRT
Length	107 ft 6 in (32.77 m)
Beam	22 ft 8 in (6.91 m)
Draught	11 ft 5 in (3.48 m)
Speed	11 knots
Complement	14

In June or July 1918, the fourth vessel to be named Advance (Id. No. 3057) by the Navy—a tug built in 1912 at Solomons Island, Maryland, by M. M. Davis—was acquired by the Navy from A. J. Taylor & Bros., Washington, D.C., and was placed in commission on 27 July 1918.

World War I service as a patrol craft

For the duration of World War I, she served as a patrol vessel assigned to the 5th Naval District and was based at Norfolk, Virginia. Following the end of hostilities, she became a harbor tug at Norfolk and remained so employed for the rest of her Navy career.

Redesignated as a tugboat

She was designated YT-28 on 17 July 1920 when the Navy adopted the alphanumeric system of hull designations. Advance remained active at Norfolk until 7 June 1933, when she was decommissioned and berthed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

Decommissioning

Her name was struck from the Navy Directory on 12 December 1933; and she was sold to Mr. Martin J. Carroll, Brooklyn, New York, on 14 June 1934.

References

 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

External links

• USS Advance
• NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive – YT-28 – ex-Advance (ID 3057)