| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSGallup |
| Namesake | Previous name retained and shortened |
| Completed | 1878 |
| Acquired | 1917 |
| Commissioned | 15 August 1917 |
| Stricken | 20 May 1918 |
| Fate | Wrecked 21 February 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as commercialfishing trawlerAnnie E. Gallup 1878-1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Tonnage | 141Gross register tons |
| Length | 116 ft 6 in (35.51 m) |
| Beam | 18 ft 7 in (5.66 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Speed | 9knots |
| Armament | 2 ×1-pounder guns |
The firstUSSGallup (SP-694), ex-Annie E. Gallup, was aUnited States Navyminesweepercommissioned in 1917 and lost in 1918.
Gallup was built as the commercial "menhaden fisherman"-typesteamfishing trawlerAnnie E. Gallup atFall River, Massachusetts, in 1878. In 1917, the U.S. Navy acquiredAnnie E. Gallup from theDelaware Fish and Oil Company ofLewes, Delaware, for use as a minesweeper duringWorld War I. The Navy originally intended to commission her under her full original name, but on 28 July 1917General Order No. 314 specified that allsection patrol vessels bearing compound names would be referred to by last name only. Accordingly, she was commissioned atPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, on 15 August 1917 as USSGallup (SP-694).
Assigned to the4th Naval District,Gallup carried outminesweeping duties into the early weeks of 1918.
At 1200 hours on 20 February 1918Gallup, by then under the command ofEnsign C. P. Berlin, USNRF, was anchored in the Harbor of Refuge at Lewes when a moderate northwestgale caused her to drag her anchor. The following morning, despite the fact that her engines were working at full power,Gallup ran aground,stern first, on the point ofCape Henlopen, Delaware, swinging around broadside to the beach. In response to her distress signals,United States Coast Guard crews from nearbylifesaving stations brought her complement ashore without loss of life. However,Gallup broke in two forward of herengine room and was declared a total loss.
Gallup was stricken from theNavy List on 20 May 1918.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.38°48′18″N75°05′17″W / 38.805°N 75.088°W /38.805; -75.088
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