USS Pipit (AMc-1)

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NameUSS Pipit
Namesake Pipit
BuilderMartinolich Shipyard, Tacoma, Washington
Launched1936, as M/V Spartan
Acquired18 October 1940
Commissioned28 March 1941, as USS Pipit (AMc-1)
Decommissioned6 October 1944
Stricken22 December 1944
FateReturned to owner
General characteristics
Class and typePipit-class coastal minesweeper
Displacement210 long tons (213 t)
Length83 ft 11 in (25.58 m)
Beam22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Propulsion Diesel engine, one shaft
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Armament2 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns

USS Pipit (AMc-1) 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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Pipit was built as M/V Spartan in 1936 by Martinolich Shipyard, Tacoma, Washington; acquired by the U.S. Navy at San Diego, California, on 18 October 1940, by purchase from Mr. Anton Sumic; conversion by Wilmington Boat Works, San Pedro, California, and completed on 22 March 1941; and placed in service on 28 March 1941.

World War II East Coast operations

Assigned to the 15th Naval District, Pipit departed San Diego, California, 10 May 1941. She arrived and reported for duty in the Panama Canal Zone on 22 May 1941. From then until August 1944, Pipit performed coastal minesweeping duties for the Panamanian Sea Frontier.

Decommissioning

Following departure from Balboa, Panama, Pipit arrived at San Diego, California, on 26 August 1944. Placed out of service on 6 October 1944, she was struck from the Navy List on 22 December 1944 and returned to her owner by the War Shipping Administration.

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References

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