USS Hurst (SP-3196)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Hurst.

The first USS Hurst (SP-3196) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919.

Hurst as a civilian motorboat in 1918.
History
United States
Name	USS Hurst
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	W. F. Dunn, Norfolk, Virginia
Completed	1918
Acquired	22[1] or 23[2] August 1918
Commissioned	22[1][3] August 1918
Fate	Transferred to U.S. Public Health Service 15 November 1919
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Tonnage	17 GRT[1][2] or 35 GRT[4]
Length	62 ft 7 in (19.08 m)[1] or 69 ft 7 in (21.21 m)[4]
Beam	12 ft 8 in (3.86 m)[1] or 13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)[4]
Draft	4 ft (1.2 m)[4] or 5 ft (1.5 m)[1]
Speed	11[4] or 15[1] knots
Armament	1 × 3-pounder gun[4]

Hurst was built in 1918 as a private motorboat by W. F. Dunn at Norfolk, Virginia. On 22^[1] or 23^[2] August 1918, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, T. C. Hurst of Norfolk, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned the same day^[5][6] as USS Hurst (SP-3196).

Assigned to the 5th Naval District, Hurst served as a transportation and dispatch boat in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area for the District Supervisor, Naval Overseas Transportation Service, until she was transferred to the United States Public Health Service on 15 November 1919.