USS Egret (AMc-24)

USS Egret (AMc-24)

USS "Egret" (AMc-24) was an "Egret"-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 "Egret" by the Navy, "AMc-24" was placed in service 10 June 1941 and during World War II served in the 4th Naval District and in the Potomac River Naval Command. She was reclassified "IX-181", 17 July 1944.

"Egret" was transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 17 June 1946.

References

*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/e2/egret-i.htm

External links

* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/03024.htm NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Egret (IX 181) - ex-AMc-24]


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