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Hawk class minesweeper

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Operators
  
United States Navy

Built
  
1937

Completed
  
3

Preceded by
  
USS Eagle (AM-132)

In commission
  
1942–1944

Succeeded by
  
Admirable-class minesweeper

The Hawk-class were a minesweeper class of the United States Navy during World War II.

All three vessels were originally fishing trawlers acquired by requisition purchase from the General Sea Foods Corp. of Boston. They patrolled off the New England coast from 1942, until they were decommissioned in 1944.

Ships

  • USS Hawk (AM-133)
  • USS Ibis (AM-134)
  • USS Merganser (AM-135)
  • References

    Hawk-class minesweeper Wikipedia