USS Grouse (AMc-12)

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NameUSS Grouse
BuilderMartinac Shipbuilding Co., Tacoma, Washington
Launched1938, as New Bol
Acquired1940
Commissioned20 June 1941
Decommissioned26 August 1944
Stricken23 September 1944
FateTransferred to the Maritime Commission, 5 February 1945
General characteristics
Type Coastal minesweeper
Displacement200 long tons (203 t)
Length80 ft (24 m)
Beam25 ft (7.6 m)
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)

USS Grouse (AMc-12) was a coastal minesweeper of the United States Navy. The ship, formerly the New Bol, was launched in 1938 by Martinac Shipbuilding Co., Tacoma, Washington; acquired by the Navy in 1940; and commissioned on 20 June 1941 at San Diego, California. After shakedown off San Diego, California, Grouse performed patrol and minesweeping duties in the 11th Naval District. Grouse was decommissioned on 26 August 1944. Struck from the Navy List on 23 September 1944, she was transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal on 5 February 1945.

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