| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Lapwing |
| Pennant | AVP 5 |
| Mod | Seaplane tender |
| Built by | Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 8 Oct 1917 |
| Launched | 25 May 1918 |
| Commissioned | 20 Aug 1918 |
| End service | 5 Dec 1946 |
| History | Redesignated as a small seaplane tender AVP-5 on 22 January 1936 |
Commands listed for USS Teal (AVP 5)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Robert Burns Pirie, USN | mid 1938 | late 1939 |
| 2 | Henry Johnston McRoberts, USN | late 1939 | 8 Aug 1941 |
| 3 | Albert Sidney Major, Jr., USN | 8 Aug 1941 | 7 Jan 1943 |
| 4 | Reuben Jacobsen, USNR | 7 Jan 1943 | 13 Nov 1943 |
| 5 | Merle Francis Parrott, USN | 13 Nov 1943 | 17 Dec 1943 |
| 6 | Robert Emanuael Noel, USN | 17 Dec 1943 | 17 Jun 1944 |
| 7 | Lawrence Howard Breland, USNR | 17 Jun 1944 | 23 Nov 1945 |
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