USS Shrike

USS Shrike

USS Shrike is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:

* USS Shrike (AMS-201), laid down on 1 September 1953 by Tampa Marine Co., Tampa, Florida.

*USS Shrike (MHC-62), an Osprey class coastal minehunter, built for the US Navy by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems in the 1990’s.

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