Assigned to the 5th Naval District and based at Norfolk, Virginia, Menhaden provided tug and towing services and conducted harbor patrols in Hampton Roads for the rest of World War I and into 1919. She also provided support to the 5th Naval District's minesweepers.
menhaden, other, ships, with, same, name, menhaden, first, united, states, navy, patrol, vessel, commission, from, 1917, 1919, sometime, between, 1917, november, 1918, history, united, states, nameuss, menhaden, namesakeprevious, name, retained, builderc, croc. For other ships with the same name see USS Menhaden The first USS Menhaden SP 847 was a United States Navy patrol vessel and tug in commission from 1917 to 1919 USS Menhaden SP 847 sometime between May 1917 and November 1918 History United States NameUSS Menhaden NamesakePrevious name retained BuilderC W Crockett Pocomoke City Maryland Completed1905 AcquiredMay 1917 Commissioned21 May 1917 Decommissioned12 March 1919 FateReturned to owner 12 March 1919 NotesOperated as commercial tug Menhaden 1905 1917 and from 1919 General characteristics TypePatrol vessel and tug Tonnage93 Gross register tons Length100 ft 30 m Beam17 ft 9 in 5 41 m Draft9 ft 6 in 2 90 m PropulsionCoal burning steam engine Speed8 knots Complement19 Armament2 1 pounder guns USS Menhaden SP 847 at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth Virginia in August 1917 Menhaden was built as a commercial tug of the same name in 1905 by C W Crockett at Pocomoke City Maryland In May 1917 the U S Navy chartered her from her owner E Benson Dennis of Cape Charles Virginia for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I She was commissioned as USS Menhaden SP 847 on 21 May 1917 Assigned to the 5th Naval District and based at Norfolk Virginia Menhaden provided tug and towing services and conducted harbor patrols in Hampton Roads for the rest of World War I and into 1919 She also provided support to the 5th Naval District s minesweepers Menhaden was returned to Dennis on 12 March 1919 References edit nbsp This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images U S Navy Ships USS Menhaden SP 847 1917 1919 NavSource Online Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Menhaden SP 847 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Menhaden SP 847 amp oldid 1089889768, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,