- USS Chatterer (AMc-16)
USS "Chatterer" (AMc-16) was a "Chatterer"-class
coastal minesweeper acquired by theU.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.The first ship to be named "Chatterer" by the Navy, "AMC-16", formerly "Sea Breeze", was acquired by the Navy and placed in service on
20 November 1940 .World War II service
Following conversion she was assigned to the
Western Sea Frontier Force and later to the12th Naval District .Post-war deactivation
Placed out of service on
12 September 1944 , she was stricken from theNavy Register on14 October of that year.References
See also
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List of United States Navy ships External links
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/03016.htm NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Chatterer (AMc 16)]
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