USS Charles P. Crawford (SP-366)

Charles P. Crawford as a commercial tug sometime between 1915 and 1917.
Career (United States)
Name:	USS Charles P. Crawford
Namesake:	Previous name retained
Builder:	Staten Island Shipbuilding Company, New York, New York
Completed:	1915
Acquired:	8 May 1917
Commissioned:	22 September 1917
Fate:	Returned to owners 12 August 1919
Notes:	Operated as commercial tug Charles P. Crawford 1915-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
Type:	Minesweeper and tug
Tonnage:	171 gross register tons
Length:	100 ft (30 m)
Beam:	24 ft (7.3 m)
Draft:	10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Propulsion:	One double compound steam engine, 700 indicated horsepower; one 155-psi Scotch boiler; one shaft
Speed:	9 knots
Complement:	7
Armament:	2 x 1-pounder guns

USS Charles P. Crawford (SP-366) was a United States Navy minesweeper and tug in commission from 1917 to 1919.

Charles P. Crawford was built as a commercial tug of the same name in 1915 by the Staten Island Shipbuilding Company at New York, New York, for the Erie Railroad Company of New York City. On 8 May 1917, the U.S. Navy chartered her for use as a minesweeper and tug during World War I. She was commissioned on 22 September 1917 as USS Charles P. Crawford (SP-366) with Boatswain G. W. Caddell in command.

Assigned to the 3rd Naval District, Charles P. Crawford performed minesweeping, towing, and general transportation duties in the New York City area for the remainder of World War I and into 1919.

The Navy returned Charles P. Crawford to the Erie Railroad Company on 12 August 1919.

References

• This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Charles P. Crawford (American Harbor Tug, 1915). Served as USS Charles P. Crawford (SP-366) in 1917-1919
• NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Charles P. Crawford (SP 366)