USS Parrakeet (AMc-34)
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Orderedas Jackie Sue
Laid down1934
Launched1934
Acquired14 November 1940
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Ordered | as Jackie Sue |
| Laid down | 1934 |
| Launched | 1934 |
| Acquired | 14 November 1940 |
| In service | 29 April 1941 |
| Out of service | date unknown |
| Stricken | 22 December 1944 |
| Fate | Ordered disposed, 5 February 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 197 tons |
| Length | 79 ft 3 in (24.16 m) |
| Beam | 20 ft 8 in (6.30 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Speed | 9.0 knots |
| Complement | 15 |
| Armament | two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns |
USS Parrakeet (AMc-34) was a 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 Parrakeet by the Navy, AMc–34 was built in 1934 by Al Larson, Terminal Island, California, as the Jackie Sue; acquired by the Navy 14 November 1940; and placed in service 29 April 1941.
Parrakeet was assigned to harbor and coastal service along the California coast.
