USS Charles Mann (SP-522), was a United States Navy tug and patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
.jpg) USS Charles Mann (SP-522) at the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, sometime between 1917 and 1919.The USS Constitution is in the background.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Charles Mann |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Completed | 1903 |
| Acquired | 6[1] or 7[2] June 1917 |
| Commissioned | 7 June 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 29 November 1919 |
| Fate | 27 February 1920 |
| Notes | Operated as commercial tug Charles Mann 1903-1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tug and patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 79 gross register tons |
| Length | 77 ft 7 in (23.65 m) |
| Beam | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft (3.0 m) aft |
| Speed | 9 knots |
| Complement | 11 |
| Armament | 2 × 1-pounder guns |
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Charles Mann was built as a commercial tug of the same name in 1903 at South Portland, Maine. The U.S. Navy purchased her on 6[3] or 7[4] June 1917 for use as a tug and section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Charles Mann (SP-522) on 7 June 1917.
Assigned to the 1st Naval District, Charles Mann carried out patrol duty and conducted towing operations in the Boston, Massachusetts, area for the rest of World War I and into 1919.
Charles Mann was decommissioned on 29 November 1919 and sold on 27 February 1920.
Notes
edit- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images (at http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-c/sp522.htm).
- ^ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c6/charles_mann.htm) and NavSource Naval History (at http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/170522.htm).
- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images (at http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-c/sp522.htm).
- ^ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c6/charles_mann.htm) and NavSource Naval History (at http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/170522.htm).
References
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Charles Mann (SP-522), 1917-1920
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Charles Mann (SP 522)
