USS Heath Hen (AMc-6)

USS Heath Hen (AMc-6)

:"For the satellite, see AMC-6 (satellite)

USS "Heath Hen" (AMc-6) a wooden dragger, was built in 1936 by A. D. Storey, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, as "Noreen"; acquired by the U.S. Navy 18 October 1940 as USS "Heath Hen" (AMc-6); converted to a coastal minesweeper and commissioned 20 January 1941.

World War II East Coast Operations

The small ship served in the 5th Naval District until 16 March 1944 when she arrived Provincetown, Massachusetts, for duty with the Naval Mine Test Facility.

Redesignated for mine warfare experiments

Redesignated small boat C-13538, her name was dropped and she served as C-13538 in mine warfare experiments until damaged by an oil explosion 16 March 1945.

Decommissioning

She was subsequently turned over to the Maritime Commission and sold 10 May 1948.

References

ee also

* List of United States Navy ships
* World War II
* Patrol boat
* Minelayer
* minesweeper
* Minesweeping

External links

* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/03006.htm NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - C-13538 - ex-Heath Hen (AMc 6)]


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