USS Lapwing

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USS Lapwing may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:

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USS <i>Penguin</i> (AM-33)

USS Penguin (AM-33) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy, named after the bird.

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USS <i>Lapwing</i> (AM-1)

USS Lapwing (AM-1/AVP-1) was the lead ship of her class of minesweeper – the first minesweeper of the United States Navy. She was named after a bird, the lapwing, an abundant crested plover of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, noted for its slow, irregular, flapping flight and its shrill wailing cry.

USS <i>Lapwing</i> (AMS-48)

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USS <i>Owl</i> (AM-2)

USS Owl (AM-2) was an Lapwing-class 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.

USS <i>Oriole</i> (AM-7)

USS Oriole (AM-7) was a Lapwing-class 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.

USS <i>Woodcock</i> (AM-14)

USS Woodcock (AM-14) was an Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

Three United States Navy vessels have borne the name USS Pigeon, after the pigeon:

USS Partridge may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:

USS <i>Partridge</i> (AM-16)

USS Partridge (AM-16) was an Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

USS Lark may refer to:

USS <i>Seagull</i> (AM-30)

USS Seagull (AM-30) was an Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

USS Sanderling (AM-37) was an Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

USS <i>Mallard</i> (AM-44)

The first USS Mallard (AM-44/ASR-4) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper in the United States Navy. She was later converted to a submarine rescue ship.

USS Flamingo is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy in naming its ships:

USS <i>Eider</i> (AM-17)

USS Eider (AM-17) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper of the United States Navy.

USS Plover is a name the United States Navy has used more than once in naming a vessel:

USS Condor is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:

USS Shrike is a name used more than once by the United States Navy: