USS Plover (AMc-3)

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NameUSS Plover
Namesake Plover
Builder Harbor Boat Building Co., Terminal Island, California
Launched1936, as M/V Sea Rover
Acquired16 October 1940
Commissioned25 June 1941, as USS Plover (AMc-3)
Decommissioned17 September 1944
Stricken14 October 1944
FateTransferred to the Maritime Commission for return to her owner, 5 February 1945
General characteristics
Class and typePipit class coastal minesweeper
Displacement197 long tons (200 t)
Length85 ft 6 in (26.06 m)
Beam22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Draft9 ft 5 in (2.87 m)
Propulsion Diesel engine, one shaft
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement17
Armament2 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns

USS Plover (AMc-3) 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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Plover was originally built by Harbor Boat Building Co., Terminal Island, Long Beach, California in 1936 as the wooden hull fishing trawler M/V Sea Rover. She was purchased on 16 October 1940 from Mr. John Rados, converted to a coastal minesweeper at Martinolich Shipbuilding Company., San Pedro, California and placed in service on 25 June 1941.

World War II West Coast Operations

Based at San Pedro, California, Plover performed sweeping and patrol duties along the coast until placed out of service on 17 September 1944.

Decommissioned

Struck from the Navy List on 14 October 1944, she was transferred to the Maritime Commission on 5 February 1945 and was returned to her former owner the same date.

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