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Hubbard (SP 416)


Trawler: Built in 1911 as B. H. B. Hubbard by the Harlan and Hollingsworth Corp., Wilmington, DE; Acquired by the Navy 8 June 1917; Commissioned Hubbard (SP 416), 1 August 1917; Decommissioned 18 October 1919 at Brest, France; Struck from the Naval list, (date unknown); Sold 25 October 1919. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 400 t.; Length 155'; Beam 22'; Draft 8' 6"; Speed 13 kts.; Complement 38; Armament one 3".


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Anderton 46k Off Lorient, France, probably during a review of U.S. and French ships on 29 November 1918. Four of these ships are identified as Hubbard, USS Anderton (SP-530), USS Lewes (SP-383) and USS James (SP-429). Hubbard is in the foreground, wearing the number "8". Anderton is the third ship from the front (only partially visible), with her smokestack immediately behind her pilothouse.
USN Photograph NH 44900
Naval Historical Center
Hubbard 111k In port, probably at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, circa summer 1917. Note the camouflage applied to her bow, and the elaborately camouflaged ship partially visible at right.
USN Photograph NH 99079
Naval Historical Center
Hubbard 139k During a review of U.S. and French ships in Lorient harbor, France, 29 November 1918.
USN Photograph NH 53597
Naval Historical Center
Lewes 98k During a review of U.S. and French ships in Lorient harbor, France, 29 November 1918. The ship at left is Hubbard. USS Anderton (SP-530) is in the center, with her smokestack immediately behind her pilothouse. Probably also present are USS Lewes (SP 383) and USS James (SP-429).
USN Photograph NH 53596
Naval Historical Center

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships History: B. H. B. Hubbard was built in 1911 by Harlan and Hollingsworth Corp., Wilmington, Del., as a trawler; purchased by the Navy 8 June 1917; and commissioned 1 August 1917, Lieutenant (junior grade) E. S. Husband USNRF, in command.

B. H. B. Hubbard was fitted out as a minesweeper and assigned to the 4th Squadron, Patrol Force. She departed New York 3 October for France, sailing via the Azores. Attached to Patrol Force, European Waters, she swept mines and escorted convoys off the French coast until April 1919. She departed Brest, France, 27 April 1919 to return to the United States but was forced back by bad weather. Transferred to the 4th Patrol Force she served as a cargo vessel in French waters until decommissioned at Brest 18 October 1919. B. H. B. Hubbard was sold 25 October 1919.


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