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USS Peacock (AM 46)

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Laid down
  
31 August 1918

Commissioned
  
27 December 1919

Struck
  
22 April 1941

Launched
  
8 April 1919

Builder
  
Staten Island

Sponsored by
  
Miss A.M. Danner

Decommissioned
  
14 February 1920

Construction started
  
31 August 1918

Length
  
57 m

Namesake
  
Male Indian peafowl (peacock)

USS Peacock (AM-46) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War I.

Peacock was laid down on 31 August 1918 by Staten Island Shipbuilding Company of Staten Island, New York; launched on 8 April 1919; sponsored by Miss A.M. Danner; and commissioned on 27 December 1919; Lt. John Danner in command.

After fitting out, Peacock remained at her berth at the New York Navy Yard until decommissioned 14 February 1920 and loaned to the Shipping Board on the same date. Converted to a salvage tug, Peacock served under charter to the Shipping Board and various commercial activities until 24 August 1940 when she collided with the Norwegian merchantman SS Hindanger off Cartagena, Colombia, and sank. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 22 April 1941.

References

USS Peacock (AM-46) Wikipedia