USS Longspur (AMc-10)

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NameUSS Longspur
BuilderMartinac Shipbuilding Co., Tacoma, Washington
Launched1935, as New Ambassador
Acquired30 October 1940
Commissioned11 April 1941
Decommissioned12 August 1944
Stricken16 September 1944
FateTransferred to the War Shipping Administration for return to owner, 12 July 1945
General characteristics
Type Coastal minesweeper
Displacement200 long tons (203 t)
Length81 ft 2 in (24.74 m)
Beam21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft4 ft 8 in (1.42 m)
Propulsion Diesel engine, one shaft
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Armament2 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns

USS Longspur (AMc-10) was a coastal minesweeper of the United States Navy. Built by the Martinac Shipbuilding Co., Tacoma, Washington, as New Ambassador in 1935, the ship was acquired by the U.S. Navy on 30 October 1940; converted by South Coast Shipyard, Newport Beach, California; and placed in service on 11 April 1941.

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Service history

Arriving in the Panama Canal Zone on 22 May, Longspur operated in the 15th Naval District for the next three years. She performed coastal minesweeping, patrolled the entrance to the Panama Canal, and escorted ships approaching the canal.

Returning to San Diego, California, on 5 July 1944 Longspur was placed out of service on 12 August 1944, struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 16 September 1944, and transferred to the War Shipping Administration for return to her owner on 12 July 1945. Fate unknown.

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