USS Tide (SP-953)

History
United States
NameUSS Tide
BuilderManitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Launched1916
Acquired14 June 1918
StrickenBetween November 1918 and October 1919
FateNot indicated
General characteristics
TypeTugboat
Length143 ft (44 m)
Beam22 ft 9 in (6.93 m)
Draft12 ft 5 in (3.78 m) (aft)
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Armament2 × 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.