USS Cockatoo (AMc-8)

USS Cockatoo (AMc-8)

The USS Cockatoo was a coastal minesweeper: built in 1936 as Vashon by the Seattle Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Seattle, Washington; acquired by the U.S. Navy 23 October 1940; commissioned USS Cockatoo (AMc-8), 25 April 1941.

World War II Pacific Ocean Service

The USS Cockatoo (AMc-8) was placed in service 25 April 1941 and operated in the 14th Naval District from Pearl Harbor throughout the war.

Decommissioning

USS Cockatoo was transferred to the Maritime Commission 23 September 1946.

References

ee also

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

External links

*


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • USS Cockatoo — Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Cockatoo , after the Cockatoo, a parrot found almost exclusively in Australia.*USS|Cockatoo|AMc 8*USS|Cockatoo|AMCU 21 …   Wikipedia

  • 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

  • List of World War II topics (U) — # U 571 (film) # U A # U boat Front Clasp # U boat War Badge # U Boote westwärts # U Man # U.S. British Staff Conference (ABC 1) # U.S. 20th Air Base Group # U.S. 5th Interceptor Command # U.S. Army Forces Far East # U.S. Army Forces in the… …   Wikipedia

  • List of United States Navy ships, C — C * USS C 1 (SS 9) * USS C 2 (SS 13) * USS C 3 (SS 14) * USS C 4 (SS 15) * USS C 5 (SS 16) * SSV C Champion () * SSV C Commando () * USS C. F. Sargent (ID 3027) * USS C. P. Williams (1861) * USS C. W. Morse (ID 1966) Ca * USS Cabana (DE 260) *… …   Wikipedia

  • Liste der Schiffe der United States Navy/C — Schiffe der United States Navy A B C …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Japanese raiders in Indian Ocean Campaign — Japanese raiders in Indian Ocean CampaignIn late 1942, enemy activities in the Indian Ocean had virtually come to an end. The German raiders, once disrupting the shipping lines in these waters had all (with the exception of a few) been destroyed… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”