USS G. H. McNeal

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USS G. H. McNeal (SP-312), also called George H. McNeal, was a United States Navy minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919.

G. H. McNeal as a commercial fishing vessel sometime between 1911 and 1917, prior to her U.S. Navy service.
History
United States
NameUSS G. H. McNeal
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderW. C. Abbott, Milford, Delaware
Completed1911
Acquired26 May 1917
Commissioned26 May 1917
Decommissioned17 May 1919
FateSold 17 July 1919
NotesServed as civilian fishing trawler G. H. McNeal or George H. McNeal 1911–1917
General characteristics
Typeminesweeper
Tonnage244 Gross register tons
Length140 ft (43 m)
Beam21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft5 ft (1.5 m)
Sail planSteam engine
Speed10 knotss
Complement5
Armament2 × 3-inch (76.2-millimeter) guns

G. H. McNeal was built as a wooden-hulled civilian steam tug in 1911 by W. C. Abbott at Milford, Delaware, and was employed as a "menhaden fisherman"-type commercial fishing vessel. The U.S. Navy purchased her from the McNeal-Edwards Company of Reedville, Virginia, on 26 May 1917 for World War I use and commissioned her the same day as USS G. H. McNeal (SP-312).

G. H. McNeal was fitted with minesweeping apparatus and enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve of the 5th Naval District. Based at Norfolk, Virginia, she served on patrol in the Virginia Capes area as a unit of Mine Sweeping Squadron 3 throughout her Navy career.

G. H. McNeal was decommissioned on 17 May 1919 and was sold to the McNeal Dodson Company of Norfolk on 17 July 1919.

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