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USS Pintail

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History
United States
Orderedas Three Star
Laid downdate unknown
Launched1937
Acquired19 November 1940
In service18 February 1941
Out of service30 March 1945
Stricken30 March 1945
FateSold at auction c. 1945
General characteristics
Displacement210 tons
Length84 ft 9 in (25.83 m)
Beam22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
Draught8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Speed9.0 knots
Complement17
Armamentone machine gun

USS Pintail (AMc-17) was a coastal 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.

Pintail, built in 1937 as Three Star by the Kruse and Banks Shipbuilding Co., North Bend, Oregon, was purchased by the Maritime Commission from the MacPhister Van Camp Canning Co., San Pedro, California, and transferred to the Navy 19 November 1940; renamed Pintail (AMc–17), 7 December 1940; converted by the Western Boat Building Co., Tacoma, Washington; and placed in service 18 February 1941.

World War II service

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As Pintail, the former purse-seiner. operated as a coastal minesweeper in the 13th Naval District.

Post-war deactivation

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Pintail was placed out of service and struck from the Navy List 30 March 1945. She was redelivered to the Maritime Commission 23 July 1945 and subsequently sold at auction.

References

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

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