Ordered as Jardan Launched not known Out of service 23 August 1943 Length 25 m Draft 1.5 m | Laid down 1935 In service 4 February 1941 Struck 8 April 1944 Construction started 1935 | |
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.
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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 4 February 1941 to 23 August 1943 when she was sunk in Puget Sound by accident while acting as target towing ship for torpedo planes undergoing training.
Deactivation
Crow was struck from the Navy List on 8 April 1944.
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