- USS Curlew (AM-69)
The third USS "Curlew" (AM-69/IX-170) was a minesweeper in the
United States Navy duringWorld War II ."Curlew" was built in 1938 by Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.,
Charleston, South Carolina , as "Kittiwake"; purchased by theU.S. Navy 6 August 1940 ; and commissioned7 November 1940 , Lieutenant (junior grade) W. T. Patrick,USNR , in command.East Coast assignments
Clearing Boston
10 May 1941 , "Curlew" swept mines offStaten Island, New York , until4 October when she put out for Cristóbal,Canal Zone . She served in the15th Naval District until10 February 1944 when she reported to Section Base,Little Creek, Virginia , for patrol and minesweeping operations until the end of the war. Re-classified IX-170,1 June 1944 , she arrived atNewport, Rhode Island 14 November 1945 .Decommissioning
"Curlew" was decommissioned there
5 December 1945 and transferred to theMaritime Commission 27 September 1946 for disposal.References
External links
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/ships-dm.html Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 Minecraft]
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