USS Charles P. Crawford

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

Charles P. Crawford as a commercial tug sometime between 1915 and 1917.
History
United States
NameUSS Charles P. Crawford
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderStaten Island Shipbuilding Company, New York, New York
Completed1915
Acquired8 May 1917
Commissioned22 September 1917
FateReturned to owners 12 August 1919
NotesOperated as commercial tug Charles P. Crawford 1915–1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
TypeMinesweeper and tug
Tonnage171 gross register tons
Length100 ft (30 m)
Beam24 ft (7.3 m)
Draft10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
PropulsionOne double compound steam engine, 700 indicated horsepower; one 155-psi Scotch boiler; one shaft
Speed9 knots
Complement7
Armament2 × 1-pounder guns

Charles P. Crawford was built as a commercial tug of the same name in 1915 by the Staten Island Shipbuilding Company in New York City, for the Erie Railroad Company, 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).

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.

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