Name USS Hampton Completed 1905 Commissioned 21 April 1918 | Namesake Previous name retained Acquired 1918 Length 19 m | |
Builder H. Turman, Turkey Point, Virginia | ||
The first USS Hampton (ID-3049), also listed as SP-3049, was a United States Navy tug in commission from 1918 to 1919.
Hampton was built as the commercial tug Mary Lee in 1905 by H. Turman at Turkey Point, Virginia. She later was renamed Hampton.
In 1918, the U.S. Navy chartered Hampton from her owner for use during World War I. She may initially have been assigned the section patrol number SP-3049, although she eventually was identified by the naval registry identification number ID-3049. She was commissioned as either USS Hampton (SP-3049) or USS Hampton (ID-3049) on 21 April 1918.
Assigned to the 5th Naval District at Norfolk, Virginia, Hampton served on general harbor duty in Hampton Roads for the rest of World War I and into 1919.
Hampton was returned to her owner on 13 August 1919.