History
United States
Name	USS Gladiator
Laid down	1876
Acquired	by charter, 19 April 1918
Substituted with another vessel:	Emily B, 20 August 1918
Decommissioned	20 December 1918
Fate	Both vessels returned to owner
General characteristics
Type	Commercial Tugboat
Displacement	67 long tons (68 t)
Length	76 ft 1 in (23.19 m)
Beam	19 ft 4 in (5.89 m)
Draft	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
Armament	None

USS Gladiator was built in 1876 at St. Mary's, Georgia; chartered from the Wilmington Towing Co., Wilmington, North Carolina; commissioned 19 April 1918; and assigned to the 5th Naval District.

Tugboats Swapped with Owner

On 20 August 1918 the tug Emily B. owned by the same company, was substituted for Gladiator. On 20 December 1918 Gladiator decommissioned and was returned to her owners.

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.