"USS G. H. McNeal (SP-312), also called George H. McNeal, was a United States Navy minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919. G. H. McNeal was built as a wooden-hulled civilian steam tug in 1911 by at Milford, Delaware, and was employed as a \"\"-type commercial fishing vessel. The U.S. Navy purchased her from the of Reedville, Virginia, on 26 May 1917 for World War I use and commissioned her the same day as USS G. H. McNeal (SP-312). G. H. McNeal was fitted with minesweeping apparatus and enrolled in the of the 5th Naval District. Based at Norfolk, Virginia, she served on patrol in the Virginia Capes area as a unit of Mine Sweeping Squadron 3 throughout her Navy career. G. H. McNeal was decommissioned on 17 May 1919 and was sold to the of Norfolk on 17 July 1919."@en . . . . . "2"^^ . "10"^^ . . . . . "Sold 17 July 1919" . . . . . "--07-17"^^ . . . . . . . "USS G. H. McNeal (SP-312)"@en . . . . . "42.672"^^ . . . . "1919-05-17"^^ . "244"^^ . . . . . . "1917-05-26"^^ . "Previous name retained"@en . . "6.4008"^^ . "USS G. H. McNeal"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1919-05-17"^^ . . . . . . . "1917-05-26"^^ . . . . . "1917-05-26"^^ . . "25012571"^^ . . . . . . . . . "1094892234"^^ . "USS G. H. McNeal (SP-312), also called George H. McNeal, was a United States Navy minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919. G. H. McNeal was built as a wooden-hulled civilian steam tug in 1911 by at Milford, Delaware, and was employed as a \"\"-type commercial fishing vessel. The U.S. Navy purchased her from the of Reedville, Virginia, on 26 May 1917 for World War I use and commissioned her the same day as USS G. H. McNeal (SP-312). G. H. McNeal was decommissioned on 17 May 1919 and was sold to the of Norfolk on 17 July 1919."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "42672.0"^^ . . "1917-05-26"^^ . . . "4034"^^ . . . . . . . "United States"@en . . "USS G. H. McNeal"@en . . . . . "5"^^ . "Served as civilian fishing trawler G. H. McNeal or George H. McNeal 1911\u20131917"@en . . . . . . "1.524"^^ . "1911"^^ . .