USS Surf (SP-341) was a minesweeper that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919.

USS Surf (SP-341) tied up beside another ship.
History
United States
NameUSS Surf
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderFore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts
Completed1911
Acquired21 April 1917
Commissioned8 May 1917
Stricken2 April 1919
FateReturned to owners 2 April 1919
NotesOperated as commercial fishing trawler Surf 1911-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
TypeMinesweeper
Tonnage252 gross register tons
Length129 ft 6 in (39.47 m)
Beam22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Draft12 ft (3.7 m)
PropulsionSteam engine
Speed9.5 knots
Complement26
Armament1 × 3-pounder gun

Surf was built as a commercial fishing trawler of the same name in 1911 by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company at Quincy, Massachusetts, for the Bay State Fishing Company of Boston, Massachusetts. On 21 April 1917, the U.S. Navy leased her for use as a minesweeper during World War I. She was commissioned on 8 May 1917 as USS Surf (SP-341).

Assigned to the 1st Naval District, Surf performed minesweeping duties in northern New England for the remainder of World War I.

Surf was stricken from the Navy List on 2 April 1919 and returned to the Bay State Fishing Company the same day.

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