High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! 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.