USS Comber (SP-344)

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

USS Comber (right) moored to port of minesweeper USS Crest (SP-339) (left).
History
United States
NameUSS Comber
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderManitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Completed1916
Acquired1917
Commissioned19 April 1917
FateReturned to owners 2 April 1919
NotesOperated as commercial fishing trawler Comber 1916-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
TypeMinesweeper
Tonnage303 Gross register tons
Length143 ft (44 m)
Beam22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Draft13 ft 5 in (4.09 m)
Installed power600 indicated horsepower (0.45 megawatt)
PropulsionSteam engine, one shaft
Speed11 knots
Complement27
Armament
  • 1 × 6-pounder gun
  • 1 × 3-pounder gun

The first USS Comber (SP-344) was a United States Navy minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919.