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.
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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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World War I Operations
editSentinel operated in San Francisco Bay during and after World War I, patrolling the harbor entrance and assisting small vessels.
Decommissioning
editShe 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
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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.