page_title: USS Favorite (SP-1385)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Favorite (SP-1385)
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo #: NH 100120 S.S. Favorite (American salvage tug, 1907) Possibly photographed soon after completion at Buffalo, New York, in 1907. This ship was in commission as USS Favorite (ID # 1385) from February 1918 to April 1920. Reacquired by the Navy in 1940, she was classified IX-45 in 1941 and stricken in 1948. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-f/ix45.htm
context_page_description: USS Favorite was a large 1223 gross ton tugboat acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She performed a variety of work for the Navy, including icebreaking, salvage, wrecking, and tugboat services. She was loaned to Panamanian authorities after World War I, but was returned to the U.S. Navy to do her part in the Panama Canal area during World War II as the IX-45.
context_section_description: USS Favorite (SP-1385/ID-1385/IX-45) was a large 1223 gross ton tugboat (later converted into a seagoing tug) acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She performed a variety of work for the Navy, including icebreaking, salvage, wrecking, and tugboat services. She was loaned to Panamanian authorities after World War I, but was returned to the U.S. Navy to do her part in the Panama Canal area during World War II as the IX-45.
caption: S.S. Favorite (American salvage tug, 1907) possibly photographed soon after completion at Buffalo, New York, in 1907.
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