USS Sentinel (1918)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Sentinel.
History
United States
Name: Sentinel
Laid down: 1918
Launched: 1918
Completed: 17 June 1918
Decommissioned: 28 August 1919
Fate: Returned to the Coast Guard, 28 August 1919
General characteristics
Length: 45 ft (14 m)
Beam: 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Draft: 4 ft (1.2 m)

The second USS Sentinel, a motorboat built in 1918 by Richardson Boat Co., North Tonawanda, New York, for the United States Coast Guard, was completed on 17 June 1918 and assigned to St. Mary's River patrol, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

Mission completion

Returned to the United States Coast Guard when the services were separated on 28 August 1919, Sentinel served until 1935, being renamed AB-13 in 1923.

References

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

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