Namesake Previous name retained Acquired 25 April 1917 | Completed 1910 Length 27 m | |
Name USS John Sealy or John Sealey Fate Returned to owner 10 August 1917 Notes Operated as commercial tug John Sealy or John Sealey from 1910 until April 1917 and from August 1917 | ||
USS John Sealy (SP-568), also spelled John Sealey, was a United States Navy minesweeper in commission during 1917.
John Sealy was built as a commercial steam tug of the same name in 1910 at West Lake, Louisiana. On 25 April 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, D. M. Picton, for use as a minesweeper on the section patrol during World War I. She was commissioned as USS John Sealy (SP-568).
After brief service as a minesweeper, John Sealy was returned to her owner on 10 August 1917.
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