USS Sparrow (AMc-31)

Not to be confused with USS Sparrow II.
History
United States
Ordered: as Pacific
Completed: 1929
Acquired: 14 November 1940
In service: 8 March 1941
Out of service: 18 June 1946
Struck: 19 July 1946
Fate: fate unknown
General characteristics
Displacement: 112 tons
Length: 83 ft (25 m)
Beam: 19 ft (5.8 m)
Draught: 9 ft (2.7 m)
Speed: 11.0 knots
Complement: 16

USS Sparrow (AMc-31) was a coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

World War II service

The purse seiner Pacific was acquired by the Navy on 14 November 1940 at San Diego, California. Fifteen days later, she was assigned the name Sparrow, and designated a coastal minesweeper, AMC-31.

Reclassified harbor tug

On 12 December 1940, she was reclassified as a harbor tug, and the name Sparrow was cancelled. On 5 February 1941, she was named Marin, and redesignated a net tender, YN-53.

See also

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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