USS Flamingo (AMc-22)
Minesweeper of the United States Navy
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USS Flamingo (AMc-22) was a coastal minesweeper of the United States Navy.
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NameUSS Flamingo
Launched1940, as Harriet N. Eldridge
Acquired4 November 1940
Commissioned6 June 1941
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Flamingo |
| Launched | 1940, as Harriet N. Eldridge |
| Acquired | 4 November 1940 |
| Commissioned | 6 June 1941 |
| Reclassified | IX-180 (Unclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary), 17 July 1944 |
| Stricken | 8 January 1946 |
| Fate | Transferred to the Maritime Commission for sale, 6 January 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Coastal minesweeper |
| Length | 90 ft (27 m) |
| Beam | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Armament | 2 × .30 caliber machine guns |
The ship was laid down in 1940 as the fishing dragger Harriet N. Eldridge, acquired by the U.S. Navy on 4 November 1940, and placed in service as Flamingo on 6 June 1941.
Flamingo was in service from 6 June 1941 to 10 December 1945, serving in the 4th Naval District and the Potomac River Naval Command.
She was redesignated and reclassified as the Unclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary, IX-180 on 17 July 1944. Flamingo was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 8 January 1946. Fate unknown.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Flamingo(AMc-22/IX-180) at NavSource Naval History