USS Minivet (AM-371)
USS Minivet (AM-371) was an Auk-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. Minivet was named after the minivet, a type of cuckoo shrike of Asiatic origin. Minivet was laid down 19 July 1944 by Savannah Machine & Foundry Co., Savannah, Georgia: launched 8 November 1944; sponsored by Miss Henrietta G. Jerrell; commissioned 29 May 1945, Lt. Comdr. Richard Lagreze in command.
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USS Minivet (AM-371)
USS Minivet (AM-371) was an Auk-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. Minivet was named after the minivet, a type of cuckoo shrike of Asiatic origin. Minivet was laid down 19 July 1944 by Savannah Machine & Foundry Co., Savannah, Georgia: launched 8 November 1944; sponsored by Miss Henrietta G. Jerrell; commissioned 29 May 1945, Lt. Comdr. Richard Lagreze in command.
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1945-05-29
laying down
1944-07-19
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6.73608e+1
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1944-11-08
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Sunk by mine, 29 December 1945
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*1 × 3"/50 caliber gun
*2 × 40 mm guns
*2 × 20 mm guns
*2 × depth charge tracks
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1946-01-21
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