The first USS Hampton (ID-3049),[1] also listed as SP-3049,[2] was a United States Navy tug in commission from 1918 to 1919.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Hampton |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | H. Turman, Turkey Point, Virginia |
| Completed | 1905 |
| Acquired | 1918 |
| Commissioned | 21 April 1918 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 13 August 1919 |
| Notes | Operated as commercial tug Mary Lee and Hampton 1905-1917 and Hampton from 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tug |
| Tonnage | 48 gross register tons |
| Length | 63 ft (19 m) |
| Beam | 19 ft 4 in (5.89 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Speed | 9 knots |
Hampton was built as the commercial tug Mary Lee in 1905 by H. Turman at Turkey Point, Virginia. She later was renamed Hampton.
In 1918, the U.S. Navy chartered Hampton from her owner for use during World War I. She may initially have been assigned the section patrol number SP-3049, although she eventually was identified by the naval registry identification number ID-3049. She was commissioned as either USS Hampton (SP-3049)[3] or USS Hampton (ID-3049)[4] on 21 April 1918.
Assigned to the 5th Naval District at Norfolk, Virginia, Hampton served on general harbor duty in Hampton Roads for the rest of World War I and into 1919.
Hampton was returned to her owner on 13 August 1919.
Notes
edit- ^ ID-3049 Hampton at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number: Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number: "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from ID # 3000 through SP-3099 and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Hampton (ID 3049).
- ^ Per the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h2/hampton-i.htm; the designation ID-3049 probably is an update and correction of the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships "SP-3049" designation, and may have resulted from a number of ships initially assigned a section patrol (SP) number later, sometimes retrospectively, being redesignated with a naval registry identification (ID) number.
- ^ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h2/hampton-i.htm.
- ^ ID-3049 Hampton at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number: Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number: "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from ID # 3000 through SP-3099 and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Hampton (ID 3049).
References
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- ID-3049 Hampton at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number: "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from ID # 3000 through SP-3099
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Hampton (ID 3049)
