The sixth USS Ranger (SP-369) was a coastal minesweeper that served in the U.S. Navy from 1918 to 1919.

History
United States
NameUSS Ranger
NamesakeA wanderer, or military scout
BuilderRobert Jacob, City Island, New York
Completed1882; rebuilt 1915
Acquired10 September 1918
Commissioned11 September 1918
Stricken10 January 1919
FateReturned to owner 10 January 1919
General characteristics
TypeCoastal minesweeper
Displacement115 tons
Length137 ft 5 in (41.88 m)
Beam21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)
Draft9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Speed10 knots
Complement24

Ranger (SP-369) was a wooden motorboat built by T. A. Scott Company, New London, Connecticut, in 1882 and rebuilt in 1915. She was acquired by the U.S. Navy on charter on 10 September 1918 and commissioned on 11 September 1918 at Charleston, South Carolina.

Used briefly as a coastal minesweeper in the 6th Naval District during World War I, Ranger was struck from the Navy List and returned to her owner on 10 January 1919.

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  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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