The first USS Tangier (SP-469) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

History
United States
NameUSS Tangier
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderJ. Woodtull, Orvington, Virginia
Acquired1917
Commissioned24 April 1917
FateReturned to owner 22 October 1918
NotesOperated as private motor yacht Tangier before April 1917 and from October 1918
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage7 gross register tons[1]
Length62 ft 0 in (18.90 m)
Beam13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Draft2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) mean
Speed14 knots
Armament1 × 1-pounder gun

Tangier was built as a private motor yacht of the same name by J. Woodtull at Orvington, Virginia. In 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, Mr. J. S. Parsons of Norfolk, Virginia, for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Tangier (SP-469) on 24 April 1917.

Little is known of Tangier's operational history. She probably carried out patrol duties in the waters near Norfolk and in the lower reaches of the Chesapeake Bay.[2]

Tangier was returned to her owner on 22 October 1918.

Notes

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  1. ^ "SP-469 Tangier". Navy Naval History and Heritage Command. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04.
  2. ^ "Tangier I (SP-469)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.

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