- USS Tide (SP-953)
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 theU.S. Navy on 14 June 1918 from the Bay State Fishing Co., ofBoston, Massachusetts , to serve as a minesweeper in the1st Naval District .Military Service
Though never commissioned by the U.S. Navy, she may have been armed and manned 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
ee also
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List of United States Navy ships
*World War I
*Tugboat External links
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/#Anchor-Editoria-14954 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
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