| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Fleet tug |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | AT 63 |
| Built by | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 16 May 1908 |
| Commissioned | 1 Sep 1936 |
| End service | 14 Dec 1945 |
| History | Displacement: 860 BRT Redesignated fleet tug old ATO-63 on 17 July 1944 |
Commands listed for USS Acushnet (AT 63)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. James Edward Fuller, USN | 3 Jun 1937 |
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Notable events involving Acushnet include:
31 Mar 1942
USS Acushnet picks up 29 survivors of the American passenger ship City of New York that was torpedoed and sunk on 29 March 1943 by German U-boat U-160 40 miles east of Cape Hatteras in position 35°16'N, 74°25'W.