USS Swan (AM-34)
The first USS Swan (AM-34/AVP-7) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. Swan, a minesweeper, was laid down at Mobile, Alabama, on 10 December 1917 by the Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co.; launched on Independence Day 1918; sponsored by Miss Hazel Donaldson; and commissioned at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 31 January 1919, Lt. (jg.) Fredman J. Walcott, USNRF, in command.
USS Swan (AM-34)
The first USS Swan (AM-34/AVP-7) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. Swan, a minesweeper, was laid down at Mobile, Alabama, on 10 December 1917 by the Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co.; launched on Independence Day 1918; sponsored by Miss Hazel Donaldson; and commissioned at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 31 January 1919, Lt. (jg.) Fredman J. Walcott, USNRF, in command.
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The first USS Swan (AM-34/AVP- ...... J. Walcott, USNRF, in command.
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1919-01-31
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1945-12-13
laying down
1917-12-10
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5.69976e+1
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ship launched
1918-07-04
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Transferred to theMaritime Commission, 12 October 1946
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*2 × guns
*2 × machine guns
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Ship struck
1946-01-08
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The first USS Swan (AM-34/AVP- ...... J. Walcott, USNRF, in command.
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