USS Crow (AMc-20)

USS "Crow" (AMc-20) was a "Crow"-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.

World War II service

The first ship to be named "Crow" by the Navy, she was in service attached to the 13th Naval District from February 4 1941 to August 23 1943 when she was sunk in Puget Sound by accident while acting as target ship for torpedo planes undergoing training.

Deactivation

"Crow" was struck from the Navy List on April 8, 1944.

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