USS Sentinel (SP-180)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Sentinel |
| Builder | Pacific Shipyards and Ways Co., Alameda, California |
| Launched | 1917 |
| Commissioned | 9 August 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 20 March 1919 |
| Fate | Transferred to the Coast Guard, 18 September 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 15 long tons (15 t) |
| Length | 64 ft (20 m) |
| Beam | 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) |
| Speed | 9.75 knots (18.06 km/h; 11.22 mph) |
| Complement | 8 |
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USS Sentinel (SP-180) was the first United States Navy vessel to bear the name. It was a motorboat built in 1917 by Pacific Shipyards and Ways Co., Alameda, California and was purchased by the United States Navy from W. G. Tibbetts on 9 August 1917 and commissioned the same day.
World War I Operations[edit]
Sentinel operated in San Francisco Bay during and after World War I, patrolling the harbor entrance and assisting small vessels.
Decommissioning[edit]
She was decommissioned on 20 March 1919, transferred to the United States Coast Guard on 18 September 1919, and renamed Tulare. She was again renamed AB-14 on 6 November 1923, and remained in service until 1934.
References[edit]
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links[edit]
- "Sentinel". DANFS. U.S. Naval Historical Center. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- "Sentinel". Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive. NavSource Online. Retrieved 2008-02-18.