USS Hazel (SP-1207)

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.

History
United States
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:
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

Acquired in Virginia

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.

World War I service

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.

Post-war disposition

Hazel was returned to her owner 16 January 1919.

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