USS Sentinel (SP-180)

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

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History
Name:	USS Sentinel
Builder:	Pacific Shipyards and Ways Co., Alameda, California
Launched:	1917
Commissioned:	9 August 1917
Decommissioned:	20 March 1919
Fate:	Transferred to the Coast Guard, 18 September 1919
General characteristics
Displacement:	15 long tons (15 t)
Length:	64 ft (20 m)
Beam:	15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Draft:	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Speed:	9.75 knots (18.06 km/h; 11.22 mph)
Complement:	8
Armament:	2 × 1-pounder guns 1 × machine gun

USS Sentinel (SP-180) was the first United States Navy vessel to bear the name. It was a motorboat built in 1917 by Pacific Shipyards and Ways Co., Alameda, California and was purchased by the United States Navy from W. G. Tibbetts on 9 August 1917 and commissioned the same day, Ensign C. A. Lundquist, USNRF, in command.

World War I Operations

Sentinel operated in San Francisco Bay during and after World War I, patrolling the harbor entrance and assisting small vessels.

Decommissioning

She was decommissioned on 20 March 1919, transferred to the United States Coast Guard on 18 September 1919, and renamed Tulare. She was again renamed AB-14 on 6 November 1923, and remained in service until 1934.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.