page_title: USS Lykens (AT-56)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Lykens (AT-56)
caption_attribution_description: Lykens (American Tug, 1899) In port, possibly when inspected by the 4th Naval District on 20 February 1917. This tug was commissioned as USS Lykens (SP-876) In November 1917. Designated AT-56 in 1920, she was sold in February 1934. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
context_page_description: USS Lykens was a steam tugboat purchased from the Reading Company by the United States Navy in 1917. Because she was privately built, she was not of a ship class. She was the only U.S. Navy ship of this name.
  The ship served on the East Coast, in Bermuda, and in the Azores during World War I. After the war, she operated from New York and Norfolk, Virginia until decommissioning in 1922. She was considered one of the most powerful tugs in the Navy during her career. Lykens was sold in 1934.
context_section_description: USS Lykens (SP-876/AT-56) was a steam tugboat purchased from the Reading Company by the United States Navy in 1917. Because she was privately built, she was not of a ship class. She was the only U.S. Navy ship of this name.
  The ship served on the East Coast, in Bermuda, and in the Azores during World War I. After the war, she operated from New York and Norfolk, Virginia until decommissioning in 1922. She was considered one of the most powerful tugs in the Navy during her career. Lykens was sold in 1934.
caption: Lykens in port, c. 1917
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