USS Chatterer (AMc-16)

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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
Orderedas Sea Breeze
Laid downdate unknown
Launcheddate unknown
Acquired20 November 1940
In service20 November 1940
Out of service12 September 1944
Stricken14 October 1944
Fatefate unknown
General characteristics
Displacementnot known
Lengthnot known
Beamnot known
Draughtnot known
Speednot known
Complementnot known
Armamentnot known

USS Chatterer (AMc-16) was a Chatterer-class coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy.

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The first ship to be named Chatterer by the Navy, AMc-16, formerly Sea Breeze, was acquired by the Navy and placed in service on 20 November 1940.

World War II service

Following conversion she was assigned to the Western Sea Frontier Force and later to the 12th Naval District.

Post-war deactivation

Placed out of service on 12 September 1944, she was stricken from the Navy Register on 14 October of that year.

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