| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Hazel |
| Namesake: | former name retained |
| Owner: | J. W. Mathews, Chincoteague, Virginia |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Commissioned: | 1 June 1917 |
| Decommissioned: | 1919 (est.) |
| Homeport: | Chincoteague, Virginia Hampton Roads, Virginia |
| Fate: | returned to her owner 16 January 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | motorboat |
| Displacement: | 10 tons |
| Length: | 44' |
| Beam: | 9' 6" |
| Draft: | 3' 3" |
| Propulsion: | internal combustion engine |
| Speed: | 8 knots |
| Armament: | one 1-pounder gun |
The first USS Hazel (SP-1207) was a 44-foot-long 10-ton motor launch borrowed by the U.S. Navy during World War I. Hazel was armed as a patrol craft and was assigned to patrol the Virginia coast and the Chesapeake Bay. She was returned to her owner at war’s end.
Contents |
Hazel (SP-1207), a small motor boat, was acquired from her owner, J. W. Mathews, Chincoteague, Virginia, and commissioned 1 June 1917, Chief Boatswain's Mate D. J. Jester commanding.
Assigned to the 5th Naval District – headquartered at Norfolk, Virginia -- Hazel operated as a patrol craft and performed general, harbor duties around Chincoteague Island and in Hampton Roads, Virginia. She occasionally made cruises up Chesapeake Bay as far as Annapolis, Maryland.
Hazel was returned to her owner 16 January 1919.