Bouker No. 2
Tugboat · United States · Lost 1926 · New York Harbor
A wooden tug built in 1904 that served the U.S. Navy as a World War I district craft sank in a collision in the East River in 1926.
The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in 1904 as the commercial tug Robert Rogers, the vessel was renamed Bouker No. 2 and worked New York Harbor before joining the U.S. Navy in 1917 as USS Bouker No. 2, serving as a district tug in Virginia waters. Returned to merchant service in 1922 as New York Marine Co. No. 6, she resumed towing work around New York. On February 17, 1926, she sank in the East River after colliding with a passenger steamer.
Vessel
- 1904
- Official No. 200944
- A. C. Brown & Sons
- Tottenville, Staten Island, New York
- Wood
- 95.3 ft
- 25.7 ft
- 179
- Steam engine, single screw
- New York Marine Company (at loss); formerly Rogers Towing Company, Bouker Towing Company, and the United States Navy
Loss
- February 17, 1926
- Collision
- East River, New York City
- East River
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- Casualty details of the 1926 collision are not established in the sources reviewed.
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Position not established
- East River, New York City
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (68/100)
Casualties, if any, in the 1926 collision and the tug's exact resting place are not established in the sources reviewed.
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (Naval History and Heritage Command)
Naval service history, hull numbers, and disposition.
Build details, ownership chain, and date/cause of the 1926 sinking.
