USS Tide (SP-953)

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

USS Tide (SP-953) was a minesweeper in the United States Navy.

History
United States
Name	USS Tide
Builder	Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Launched	1916
Acquired	14 June 1918
Stricken	Between November 1918 and October 1919
Fate	Not indicated
General characteristics
Type	Tugboat
Length	143 ft (44 m)
Beam	22 ft 9 in (6.93 m)
Draft	12 ft 5 in (3.78 m) (aft)
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Armament	2 × 1-pounder guns

Tide was a tug built in 1916 at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. — was acquired by the U.S. Navy on 14 June 1918 from the Bay State Fishing Co., of Boston, Massachusetts, to serve as a minesweeper in the 1st Naval District.

Military service

Though never commissioned by the U.S. Navy, she may have been armed and crewed by naval reservists to patrol the waters of the 1st Naval District during the closing months of World War I.

Deactivation

In any event, her name was struck from the Navy List sometime between November 1918 and October 1919.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

• Photo gallery of USS Tide (SP-953) at NavSource Naval History