Name USS Ranger Acquired 10 September 1918 Length 42 m | Completed 1882; rebuilt 1915 Commissioned 11 September 1918 Weight 116.8 tons | |
Namesake A wanderer, or military scout Builder Robert Jacob, City Island, New York | ||
The sixth USS Ranger (SP-369) was a coastal minesweeper that served in the U.S. Navy from 1918 to 1919.
Ranger (SP-369) was a wooden motorboat built by T. A. Scott Company, New London, Connecticut, in 1882 and rebuilt in 1915. She was acquired by the U.S. Navy on charter on 10 September 1918 and commissioned on 11 September 1918 at Charleston, South Carolina, Lieutenant Junior Grade J. F. Lucas in command.
Used briefly as a coastal minesweeper in the 6th Naval District during World War I, Ranger was struck from the Navy List and returned to her owner on 10 January 1919.
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