USS "Goldcrest" is the name of three U.S. Navy warships:
*USS|Goldcrest|AM-78, a minesweeper commissioned in 1940 and renamed "Agate"
*USS|Goldcrest|AM-80, a steel merchant trawler built as "Shawmut" in 1928 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts
*USS|Goldcrest|AMCU-24, was laid down 31 August 1944
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USS Goldcrest (AM-78) — was a Goldcrest class 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.Originally classified Agate (AM 78), Agate became PYc 4 , 20 December 1940. She… … Wikipedia
USS Goldcrest (AM-80) — The USS Goldcrest (AM 80), a steel commercial trawler built as MV Shawmut in 1928 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy, Massachusetts, was acquired by the U.S. Navy from the Massachusetts Trawling Co. of Boston, Massachusetts ; and… … Wikipedia
USS Goldcrest (AMCU-24) — was laid down as LCI(L) 869 by the New Jersey S. B. Corp., Barber, New Jersey, 31 August 1944; launched 29 September 1944 ; and commissioned 7 October 1944, Lt. (j.g.) J. C. Smith in command. World War II Transfer to the Pacific Theatre With… … Wikipedia
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List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy — This is a list of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy.Cruiser Minelayers* USS Baltimore (CM 1) * USS Tahoe (CM 2) * USS Aroostook (CM 3) * USS Shawmut (CM 4) * USS Terror (CM 5) * USS Miantonomah (CM 10) * USS Shawmut (CM 11) * USS… … Wikipedia
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Shawmut — is a term believed to be derived from the Algonquin word Mashauwomuk referring to the region of present day Boston, Massachusetts. It appears in print very early in the history of New England; records from 1630 note that William Blaxton was… … Wikipedia
