USS Crow (AMc-20)

History
United States
Ordered	as Jardan
Laid down	1935
Launched	not known
In service	4 February 1941
Out of service	23 August 1943
Stricken	8 April 1944
Fate	sunk during training session
General characteristics
Displacement	195 tons
Length	83 ft 2 in (25.35 m)
Beam	20 ft 11 in (6.38 m)
Draught	5 ft (1.5 m)
Installed power	300 HP
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement	11
Armament	one .30 cal machine gun

USS Crow (AMc-20) 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 first ship to be named Crow by the Navy, she was in service attached to the 13th Naval District from 4 February 1941 to 23 August 1943 when she was sunk in Puget Sound by accident while acting as target towing ship for torpedo planes undergoing training.

Deactivation[]

Crow was struck from the Navy List on 8 April 1944.

References[]

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

External links[]

• Photo gallery of Crow at NavSource Naval History