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