USS Frigate Bird (AMc-27)
History | |
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United States | |
Ordered | as Star of San Pedro |
Laid down | 1935 |
Launched | 1935 |
In service | 30 January 1941 |
Out of service | 27 April 1943 |
Stricken | 27 November 1944 |
Fate | fate, unknown |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | not known |
Length | not known |
Beam | not known |
Draft | not known |
Speed | not known |
Complement | not known |
Armament | not known |
USS Frigate Bird (AMc-27) 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 Frigate Bird by the Navy, AMc-27 served in a noncommissioned status in the 13th Naval District between 30 January 1941 and 27 April 1943.
Frigate Bird was struck from the Navy list 27 November 1944.
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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Categories:
- 1935 ships
- Minesweepers of the United States Navy
- World War II mine warfare vessels of the United States