Ordered as Star of San Pedro In service 30 January 1941 Struck 27 November 1944 Construction started 1935 | Laid down 1935 Out of service 27 April 1943 Fate fate, unknown Launched 1935 | |
USS Frigate Bird (AMc-27) was a Frigate Bird-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 Frigate Bird by the Navy, AMc-27 served in a noncommissioned status in the 13th Naval District between 30 January 1941 and 27 April 1943.
Frigate Bird was struck from the Navy list 27 November 1944.
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