USS Magpie (AMc-2)

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NameUSS Magpie
Namesake Magpie
Builder Harbor Boat Building Co., Terminal Island, California
Launched1936, as F/V City of San Pedro
Acquired18 October 1940
Commissioned28 March 1941, as USS Magpie (AMc-2)
Decommissioned6 October 1944
RenamedMagpie, 29 October 1940
Stricken22 December 1944
FateTransferred to the War Shipping Administration, 5 February 1945
General characteristics
Class and typePipit class coastal minesweeper
Displacement210 long tons (213 t)
Length85 ft 4 in (26.01 m)
Beam23 ft 4 in (7.11 m)
Propulsion Diesel engine, one shaft
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Armament2 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns

USS Magpie (AMc-2) was a Pipit-class coastal minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for use in World War II. Her task was to clear minefields in coastal waterways.

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Magpie was built as F/V City of San Pedro in 1936 by Harbor Boat Building Co., Terminal Island, California; acquired by the U.S. Navy on 18 October 1940; converted from a fishing trawler by Harbor Boat Building Co.; renamed Magpie on 29 October 1940; and placed in service on 28 March 1941.

World War II West Coast operations

Assigned to the 15th Naval District, Magpie departed San Pedro, California, on 10 May 1941 for the Panama Canal Zone, arriving 22 May. She performed minesweeping and patrol operations out of Balboa, Panama, until 7 August 1944 when she departed for the west coast, arriving San Diego, California, on 26 August.

Decommissioning

Magpie was placed out of service at San Pedro, California, on 6 October 1944; struck from the Navy List on 22 December 1944; and delivered to War Shipping Administration for return sale to her former owner on 5 February 1945.

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