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! align=center | Laid Down | ! align=center | Laid Down | ||
! align=center | Launched | ! align=center | Launched | ||
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! align=center | Fate | ! align=center | Fate | ||
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| ''Condor'' | | ''Condor'' | ||
| AM-11 | | AM-11 | ||
| [[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company | | [[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company|Gas Engine and Seabury]] | ||
| 23 Nov, 1918 | | 23 Nov, 1918 | ||
| — | | — | ||
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| ''Plover'' | | ''Plover'' | ||
| AM-12 | | AM-12 | ||
| [[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company | | [[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company|Gas Engine and Seabury]] | ||
| — | | — | ||
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| {{US-Eider}} | | {{US-Eider}} | ||
| AM-17 | | AM-17 | ||
| [[ | | [[Pusey & Jones]] | ||
| 25 Sep, 1917 | | 25 Sep, 1917 | ||
| 27 May, 1918 | | 27 May, 1918 | ||
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| {{US-Thrush}} | | {{US-Thrush}} | ||
| AM-18 | | AM-18 | ||
| [[ | | [[Pusey & Jones]] | ||
| 27 May, 1918 | | 27 May, 1918 | ||
| 15 Sep, 1918 | | 15 Sep, 1918 | ||
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| {{US-Avocet}} | | {{US-Avocet}} | ||
| AM-19 | | AM-19 | ||
| [[Baltimore Dry Dock | | [[Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company|Baltimore DD&S]] | ||
| 13 Sep, 1917 | | 13 Sep, 1917 | ||
| 9 Mar, 1918 | | 9 Mar, 1918 | ||
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| {{US-Bobolink}} | | {{US-Bobolink}} | ||
| AM-20 | | AM-20 | ||
| [[Baltimore Dry Dock | | [[Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company|Baltimore DD&S]] | ||
| 29 Oct, 1917 | | 29 Oct, 1917 | ||
| 15 Jun, 1918 | | 15 Jun, 1918 | ||
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| {{US-Lark}} | | {{US-Lark}} | ||
| AM-21 | | AM-21 | ||
| [[Baltimore Dry Dock | | [[Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company|Baltimore DD&S]] | ||
| 11 Mar, 1918 | | 11 Mar, 1918 | ||
| 6 Aug, 1918 | | 6 Aug, 1918 | ||
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| {{US-Widgeon}} | | {{US-Widgeon}} | ||
| AM-22 | | AM-22 | ||
| [[Sun Shipbuilding Company|Sun Shipbuilding]] | | [[Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company|Sun Shipbuilding]] | ||
| 8 Oct, 1917 | | 8 Oct, 1917 | ||
| 5 May, 1918 | | 5 May, 1918 | ||
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| {{US-Teal}} | | {{US-Teal}} | ||
| AM-23 | | AM-23 | ||
| [[Sun Shipbuilding Company|Sun Shipbuilding]] | | [[Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company|Sun Shipbuilding]] | ||
| 8 Oct, 1917 | | 8 Oct, 1917 | ||
| 25 May, 1918 | | 25 May, 1918 | ||
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| {{US-Brant}} | | {{US-Brant}} | ||
| AM-24 | | AM-24 | ||
| [[Sun Shipbuilding Company|Sun Shipbuilding]] | | [[Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company|Sun Shipbuilding]] | ||
| 8 Dec, 1917 | | 8 Dec, 1917 | ||
| 30 May, 1918 | | 30 May, 1918 | ||
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| {{US-Pelican}} | | {{US-Pelican}} | ||
| AM-27 | | AM-27 | ||
| [[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company | | [[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company|Gas Engine and Seabury]] | ||
| 10 Nov, 1917 | | 10 Nov, 1917 | ||
| 15 Jun, 1918 | | 15 Jun, 1918 | ||
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| {{US-Falcon}} | | {{US-Falcon}} | ||
| AM-28 | | AM-28 | ||
| [[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company | | [[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company|Gas Engine and Seabury]] | ||
| 14 Nov, 1917 | | 14 Nov, 1917 | ||
| 7 Sep, 1918 | | 7 Sep, 1918 | ||
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| {{US-Osprey}} | | {{US-Osprey}} | ||
| AM-29 | | AM-29 | ||
| [[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company | | [[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company|Gas Engine and Seabury]] | ||
| 14 Nov, 1917 | | 14 Nov, 1917 | ||
| 19 Nov, 1918 | | 19 Nov, 1918 | ||
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| {{US-Seagull}} | | {{US-Seagull}} | ||
| AM-30 | | AM-30 | ||
| [[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company | | [[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company|Gas Engine and Seabury]] | ||
| 15 Jun, 1918 | | 15 Jun, 1918 | ||
| 24 Dec, 1918 | | 24 Dec, 1918 | ||
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| {{US-Tern}} | | {{US-Tern}} | ||
| AM-31 | | AM-31 | ||
| [[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company | | [[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company|Gas Engine and Seabury]] | ||
| 7 Sep, 1918 | | 7 Sep, 1918 | ||
| 22 May, 1919 | | 22 May, 1919 | ||
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| {{US-Swan}} | | {{US-Swan}} | ||
| AM-34 | | AM-34 | ||
| [[Alabama Dry Dock | | [[Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company|Alabama DD&S]] | ||
| 10 Dec, 1917 | | 10 Dec, 1917 | ||
| 4 Jul, 1918 | | 4 Jul, 1918 | ||
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| {{US-Whippoorwill}} | | {{US-Whippoorwill}} | ||
| AM-35 | | AM-35 | ||
| [[Alabama Dry Dock | | [[Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company|Alabama DD&S]] | ||
| 12 Dec, 1917 | | 12 Dec, 1917 | ||
| 28 Jan, 1919 | | 28 Jan, 1919 | ||
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| {{US-Bittern}} | | {{US-Bittern}} | ||
| AM-36 | | AM-36 | ||
| [[Alabama Dry Dock | | [[Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company|Alabama DD&S]] | ||
| 12 Dec, 1917 | | 12 Dec, 1917 | ||
| 15 Feb, 1919 | | 15 Feb, 1919 | ||
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| {{US-Pigeon}} | | {{US-Pigeon}} | ||
| AM-47 | | AM-47 | ||
| [[Baltimore Dry Dock | | [[Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company|Baltimore DD&S]] | ||
| 15 Jun, 1918 | | 15 Jun, 1918 | ||
| 29 Jan, 1919 | | 29 Jan, 1919 | ||
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| {{US-Redwing}} | | {{US-Redwing}} | ||
| AM-48 | | AM-48 | ||
| [[Baltimore Dry Dock | | [[Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company|Baltimore DD&S]] | ||
| 5 Aug, 1918 | | 5 Aug, 1918 | ||
| 7 Jun, 1919 | | 7 Jun, 1919 | ||
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| ''Raven'' | | ''Raven'' | ||
| AM-49 | | AM-49 | ||
| [[Baltimore Dry Dock | | [[Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company|Baltimore DD&S]] | ||
| — | | — | ||
| — | | — | ||
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| ''Shrike'' | | ''Shrike'' | ||
| AM-50 | | AM-50 | ||
| [[Baltimore Dry Dock | | [[Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company|Baltimore DD&S]] | ||
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hullno=AM-17 | hullno=AM-17 | ||
order= | order= | ||
builder=[[ | builder=[[Pusey & Jones]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
laid=25 9 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | laid=25 9 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
launch=27 5 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | launch=27 5 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
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hullno=AM-18 | hullno=AM-18 | ||
order= | order= | ||
builder=[[ | builder=[[Pusey & Jones]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
laid=27 5 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | laid=27 5 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
launch=15 9 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | launch=15 9 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
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hullno=AM-19 | hullno=AM-19 | ||
order= | order= | ||
builder=[[Baltimore Dry Dock | builder=[[Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company|Baltimore DD&S]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
laid=13 9 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | laid=13 9 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
launch=9 3 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | launch=9 3 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
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hullno=AM-20 | hullno=AM-20 | ||
order= | order= | ||
builder=[[Baltimore Dry Dock | builder=[[Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company|Baltimore DD&S]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
laid=29 10 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | laid=29 10 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
launch=15 6 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | launch=15 6 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
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hullno=AM-21 | hullno=AM-21 | ||
order= | order= | ||
builder=[[Baltimore Dry Dock | builder=[[Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company|Baltimore DD&S]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
laid=11 3 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | laid=11 3 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
launch=6 8 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | launch=6 8 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
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hullno=AM-22 | hullno=AM-22 | ||
order= | order= | ||
builder=[[Sun Shipbuilding Company|Sun Shipbuilding]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | builder=[[Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company|Sun Shipbuilding]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
laid=8 10 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | laid=8 10 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
launch=5 5 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | launch=5 5 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
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hullno=AM-23 | hullno=AM-23 | ||
order= | order= | ||
builder=[[Sun Shipbuilding Company|Sun Shipbuilding]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | builder=[[Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company|Sun Shipbuilding]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
laid=8 10 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | laid=8 10 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
launch=25 5 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | launch=25 5 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
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hullno=AM-24 | hullno=AM-24 | ||
order= | order= | ||
builder=[[Sun Shipbuilding Company|Sun Shipbuilding]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | builder=[[Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company|Sun Shipbuilding]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
laid=8 12 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | laid=8 12 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
launch=30 5 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | launch=30 5 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
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hullno=AM-27 | hullno=AM-27 | ||
order= | order= | ||
builder=[[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company | builder=[[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company|Gas Engine and Seabury]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
laid=10 11 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | laid=10 11 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
launch=15 6 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | launch=15 6 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
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hullno=AM-28 | hullno=AM-28 | ||
order= | order= | ||
builder=[[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company | builder=[[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company|Gas Engine and Seabury]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
laid=14 11 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | laid=14 11 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
launch=7 9 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | launch=7 9 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
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hullno=AM-29 | hullno=AM-29 | ||
order= | order= | ||
builder=[[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company | builder=[[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company|Gas Engine and Seabury]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
laid=14 11 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | laid=14 11 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
launch=19 11 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | launch=19 11 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
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hullno=AM-30 | hullno=AM-30 | ||
order= | order= | ||
builder=[[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company | builder=[[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company|Gas Engine and Seabury]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
laid=15 6 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | laid=15 6 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
launch=24 12 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | launch=24 12 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
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hullno=AM-31 | hullno=AM-31 | ||
order= | order= | ||
builder=[[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company | builder=[[Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company|Gas Engine and Seabury]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
laid=7 9 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | laid=7 9 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
launch=22 5 1919{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | launch=22 5 1919{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
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hullno=AM-34 | hullno=AM-34 | ||
order= | order= | ||
builder=[[Alabama Dry Dock | builder=[[Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company|Alabama DD&S]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
laid=10 12 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | laid=10 12 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
launch=4 7 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | launch=4 7 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
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hullno=AM-35 | hullno=AM-35 | ||
order= | order= | ||
builder=[[Alabama Dry Dock | builder=[[Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company|Alabama DD&S]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
laid=12 12 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | laid=12 12 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
launch=28 1 1919{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | launch=28 1 1919{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
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hullno=AM-36 | hullno=AM-36 | ||
order= | order= | ||
builder=[[Alabama Dry Dock | builder=[[Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company|Alabama DD&S]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
laid=12 12 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | laid=12 12 1917{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
launch=15 2 1919{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | launch=15 2 1919{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
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hullno=AM-47 | hullno=AM-47 | ||
order= | order= | ||
builder=[[Baltimore Dry Dock | builder=[[Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company|Baltimore DD&S]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
laid=15 6 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | laid=15 6 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
launch=29 1 1919{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | launch=29 1 1919{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
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hullno=AM-48 | hullno=AM-48 | ||
order= | order= | ||
builder=[[Baltimore Dry Dock | builder=[[Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company|Baltimore DD&S]]{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
laid=5 8 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | laid=5 8 1918{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
launch=7 6 1919{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | launch=7 6 1919{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 113}} | ||
Latest revision as of 16:42, 29 April 2018
Forty-nine Bird class mineseepers (also called the Lapwing class) were completed for the U.S. Navy from 1918 through 1920. Five more were cancelled.
| Overview of fifty-four vessels | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | ||||||
| Name | Hull No. | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
| Lapwing | AM-1 | Todd | 25 Oct, 1917 | 14 Mar, 1918 | 12 Jun, 1918 | Sold 19 Aug, 1946 |
| Owl | AM-2 | Todd | 25 Oct, 1917 | 4 May, 1918 | 11 Jul, 1918 | Sold 27 Jun, 1947 |
| Robin | AM-3 | Todd | 4 Mar, 1918 | 17 Jun, 1918 | 29 Aug, 1918 | Sold c. 1946 |
| Swallow | AM-4 | Todd | 18 Mar, 1918 | 4 Jul, 1918 | 8 Oct, 1918 | Wrecked 19 Feb, 1938 |
| Tanager | AM-5 | Staten Island SB | 28 Sep, 1917 | 2 Mar, 1918 | 28 Jun, 1918 | Sunk 4 May, 1942 |
| Cardinal | AM-6 | Staten Island SB | 11 Oct, 1917 | 29 Mar, 1918 | 23 Aug, 1918 | Wrecked 6 Jun, 1923 |
| Oriole | AM-7 | Staten Island SB | 6 Mar, 1918 | 3 Jul, 1918 | 5 Nov, 1918 | Sold 6 Jan, 1947 |
| Curlew | AM-8 | Staten Island SB | 1 Apr, 1918 | 29 Aug, 1918 | 7 Feb, 1919 | Wrecked 15 Dec, 1925 |
| Finch | AM-9 | Standard SB | 22 Aug, 1917 | 30 Mar, 1918 | 10 Sep, 1918 | Sunk 10 Apr, 1942 |
| Heron | AM-10 | Standard SB | 26 Aug, 1917 | 18 May, 1918 | 30 Oct, 1918 | To China 25 Jul, 1947 |
| Condor | AM-11 | Gas Engine and Seabury | 23 Nov, 1918 | — | — | Cancelled |
| Plover | AM-12 | Gas Engine and Seabury | — | — | — | Cancelled |
| Turkey | AM-13 | Chester SB | 19 Oct, 1917 | 30 Apr, 1918 | 13 Dec, 1918 | Sold 30 Dec, 1946 |
| Woodcock | AM-14 | Chester SB | 19 Oct, 1917 | 12 May, 1918 | 19 Feb, 1919 | Sold 19 Dec, 1947 |
| Quail | AM-15 | Chester SB | 14 May, 1918 | 6 Oct, 1918 | 29 Apr, 1919 | Scuttled 5 May, 1942 |
| Partridge | AM-16 | Chester SB | 14 May, 1918 | 6 Oct, 1918 | 29 Apr, 1919 | Torpedoed 11 Jun, 1944 |
| Eider | AM-17 | Pusey & Jones | 25 Sep, 1917 | 27 May, 1918 | 23 Jan, 1919 | To Maritime Commission 1 Jul, 1947 |
| Thrush | AM-18 | Pusey & Jones | 27 May, 1918 | 15 Sep, 1918 | 25 Apr, 1919 | Sold 21 Aug, 1946 |
| Avocet | AM-19 | Baltimore DD&S | 13 Sep, 1917 | 9 Mar, 1918 | 17 Sep, 1918 | Sold 12 Dec, 1946 |
| Bobolink | AM-20 | Baltimore DD&S | 29 Oct, 1917 | 15 Jun, 1918 | 28 Jan, 1919 | Sold 5 Oct, 1946 |
| Lark | AM-21 | Baltimore DD&S | 11 Mar, 1918 | 6 Aug, 1918 | 12 Apr, 1919 | To Maritime Commission 15 Jan, 1947 |
| Widgeon | AM-22 | Sun Shipbuilding | 8 Oct, 1917 | 5 May, 1918 | 28 Jul, 1918 | Sold 5 Mar, 1948 |
| Teal | AM-23 | Sun Shipbuilding | 8 Oct, 1917 | 25 May, 1918 | 20 Aug, 1918 | Sold 19 Jan, 1948 |
| Brant | AM-24 | Sun Shipbuilding | 8 Dec, 1917 | 30 May, 1918 | 5 Sep, 1918 | To Maritime Commission 19 Aug, 1946 |
| Kingfisher | AM-25 | Puget Sound NYd | 15 Dec, 1917 | 30 Mar, 1918 | 27 May, 1918 | Sold 3 Jun, 1947 |
| Rail | AM-26 | Puget Sound NYd | 15 Dec, 1917 | 25 Apr, 1918 | 5 Jun, 1918 | To Maritime Commission 17 Jan, 1947 |
| Pelican | AM-27 | Gas Engine and Seabury | 10 Nov, 1917 | 15 Jun, 1918 | 10 Oct, 1918 | Sold 22 Nov, 1946 |
| Falcon | AM-28 | Gas Engine and Seabury | 14 Nov, 1917 | 7 Sep, 1918 | 12 Nov, 1918 | Sold 12 Mar, 1947 |
| Osprey | AM-29 | Gas Engine and Seabury | 14 Nov, 1917 | 19 Nov, 1918 | 7 Jan, 1919 | Sold c. mid-1947 |
| Seagull | AM-30 | Gas Engine and Seabury | 15 Jun, 1918 | 24 Dec, 1918 | 6 May, 1919 | To Maritime Commission 2 May, 1947 |
| Tern | AM-31 | Gas Engine and Seabury | 7 Sep, 1918 | 22 May, 1919 | 17 May, 1919 | Sold c. 1948 |
| Flamingo | AM-32 | New Jersey DD&T | 18 Oct, 1917 | 24 Aug, 1918 | 12 Feb, 1919 | Sold 22 Jul, 1953 |
| Penguin | AM-33 | New Jersey DD&T | 17 Nov, 1917 | 12 Jun, 1918 | 21 Nov, 1918 | Scuttled 8 Dec, 1941 |
| Swan | AM-34 | Alabama DD&S | 10 Dec, 1917 | 4 Jul, 1918 | 31 Jan, 1919 | To Maritime Commission 12 Oct, 1946 |
| Whippoorwill | AM-35 | Alabama DD&S | 12 Dec, 1917 | 28 Jan, 1919 | 1 Apr, 1919 | To Maritime Commission 5 Nov, 1946 |
| Bittern | AM-36 | Alabama DD&S | 12 Dec, 1917 | 15 Feb, 1919 | 28 May, 1919 | Scuttled 8 Apr, 1942 |
| Sanderling | AM-37 | Todd | 27 Mar, 1918 | 2 Sep, 1918 | 1 Apr, 1919 | Foundered 26 Jun, 1937 |
| Auk | AM-38 | Todd | 20 Jun, 1918 | 28 Sep, 1918 | 31 Jan, 1919 | To Venezuela 9 Jun, 1947 |
| Chewink | AM-39 | Todd | 8 Jul, 1918 | 21 Dec, 1918 | 9 Apr, 1919 | Expended 31 Jul, 1947 |
| Cormorant | AM-40 | Todd | 1 Oct, 1918 | 19 Mar, 1919 | 15 May, 1919 | Sold 8 Jan, 1947 |
| Gannet | AM-41 | Todd | 1 Oct, 1918 | 19 May, 1919 | 10 Jul, 1919 | Torpedoed 7 Jun, 1942 |
| Goshawk | AM-42 | Todd | — | — | — | Cancelled |
| Grebe | AM-43 | Staten Island SB | 25 May, 1918 | 17 Dec, 1918 | 1 May, 1919 | Wrecked 2 Jan, 1943 |
| Mallard | AM-44 | Staten Island SB | 25 May, 1918 | 17 Dec, 1918 | 25 Jun, 1919 | Expended 22 May, 1947 |
| Ortolan | AM-45 | Staten Island SB | 9 Jul, 1918 | 30 Jan, 1919 | 17 Sep, 1919 | Sold 20 Aug, 1947 |
| Peacock | AM-46 | Staten Island SB | 31 Aug, 1918 | 8 Apr, 1919 | 27 Dec, 1919 | To U.S. Shipping Board 14 Feb, 1920 |
| Pigeon | AM-47 | Baltimore DD&S | 15 Jun, 1918 | 29 Jan, 1919 | 15 Jul, 1919 | Sunk 4 May, 1942 |
| Redwing | AM-48 | Baltimore DD&S | 5 Aug, 1918 | 7 Jun, 1919 | 17 Oct, 1919 | Sunk 27 Jun, 1943 |
| Raven | AM-49 | Baltimore DD&S | — | — | — | Cancelled |
| Shrike | AM-50 | Baltimore DD&S | — | — | — | Cancelled |
| Sandpiper | AM-51 | Philadelphia NYd | 15 Nov, 1918 | 28 Apr, 1919 | 9 Oct, 1919 | To Maritime Commission 12 Oct, 1946 |
| Vireo | AM-52 | Philadelphia NYd | 20 Nov, 1918 | 28 Apr, 1919 | 9 Oct, 1919 | Sold 4 Feb, 1947 |
| Warbler | AM-53 | Philadelphia NYd | 28 Apr, 1919 | 30 Jul, 1919 | 22 Dec, 1919 | Sold 12 Aug, 1947 |
| Willet | AM-54 | Philadelphia NYd | 26 May, 1919 | 11 Sep, 1919 | 29 Jan, 1920 | Sold 2 Nov, 1948 |
Construction
Designed as dual-role ships for duties as both minesweepers and fleet tugs. Design work began in late 1916.[1]
Three more ships, intended as Minesweepers No. 55 through 57, were never authorized.[2]
Armament
As Built
- two 3-inch/50 caliber
- two machine guns
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2008). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. New York: Routledge.
