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.

For other ships with the same name, see USS Hazel.

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:	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

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.

See also

• United States Navy
• World War I

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.