USS Chatterer (AMc-16)

USS "Chatterer" (AMc-16) was a "Chatterer"-class coastal 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.

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 the 12th Naval District.

Post-war deactivation

Placed out of service on 12 September 1944, she was stricken from the Navy Register on 14 October of that year.

References

See also

* 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)]