| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Lapwing |
| Pennant | AM 5 |
| Built by | Staten Island Shipbuilding Co. (New York, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 28 Sep 1917 |
| Launched | 2 Mar 1918 |
| Commissioned | 28 Jun 1918 |
| Lost | 4 May 1942 |
| History | USS Tanager (Lt.Cdr. Egbert Adolph Roth, USN) was heavily damaged by Japanese shore batteries off Bataan and sank off Corregidor, Luzon, Phillippine Islands. |
Commands listed for USS Tanager (AM 5)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Egbert Adolph Roth, USN | 14 Jun 1939 | 4 May 1942 |
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