USS Goldfinch (AM-77)
USS Goldfinch (AM-77) was a 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. Goldfinch was built as the trawler Fordham in 1930 by Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine, and purchased by the Navy in 1940. She served until 1944 and was sold into merchant service in 1946, regaining her previous name. Fordham was sold in 1949 and renamed Titus. In 1960, she was sold to Canada and renamed Beater. She was wrecked on 7 October 1962 during Hurricane Daisy.
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USS Goldfinch (AM-77)
USS Goldfinch (AM-77) was a 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. Goldfinch was built as the trawler Fordham in 1930 by Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine, and purchased by the Navy in 1940. She served until 1944 and was sold into merchant service in 1946, regaining her previous name. Fordham was sold in 1949 and renamed Titus. In 1960, she was sold to Canada and renamed Beater. She was wrecked on 7 October 1962 during Hurricane Daisy.
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USS Goldfinch (AM-77) was a mi ...... r 1962 during Hurricane Daisy.
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date of acquirement
1940-09-18
builder
commissioning date
1941-01-30
decommissioning date
1944-08-18
length (μ)
4.02336e+1
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ship draft (μ)
ship launched
1929-01-03
status
Wrecked inHurricane Daisy, 7 October 1962
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13,256,369
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737,794,492
Ship armament
one 3” gun mount
Ship country
United States, Canada
Ship displacement
Ship identification
*Pennant number AM-77
*Code Letters VOXF
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Ship operator
*F. J. O'Hara & Sons, Inc
*United States Navy
*Karlson Shipping
Ship owner
*F. J. O'Hara & Sons, Inc
*United States Navy
*Christensen Canadian Enterprises
Ship registry
* Boston, Massachusetts
* United States Navy
* St. John's
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45.1669 -61.4661
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USS Goldfinch (AM-77) was a mi ...... r 1962 during Hurricane Daisy.
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USS Goldfinch (AM-77)
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4.51669e+1
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-6.14661e+1
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*Beater (1960–62)
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*Fordham (1930–40)
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*Fordham (1946–49)
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*Titus (1949–60)
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*USS Goldfinch (1940–46)
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