| USS Sentinel (SP-180) | |
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| Career |  |
| 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 |
| Armament: |
• 2 × 1-pounder guns • 1 × machine gun |
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, Ensign C. A. Lundquist, USNRF, in command.
World War I Operations[]
Sentinel operated in San Francisco Bay during and after World War I, patrolling the harbor entrance and assisting small vessels.
Decommissioning[]
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[]
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links[]
- "Sentinel". DANFS. U.S. Naval Historical Center. http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s9/sentinel-i.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- "Sentinel". Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive. NavSource Online. http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/170180.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
The original article can be found at USS Sentinel (SP-180) and the edit history here.