Name USS Sanderling Decommissioned 18 September 1944 | Commissioned 18 April 1941 Length 24 m | |
Builder Harbor Boat Works, Terminal Island, California Launched 1937, as New Conti di Savoia Acquired by purchase, 28 October 1940 | ||
USS Sanderling (AMc-11) was a coastal minesweeper of the United States Navy.
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The ship was built in 1937 as the wooden purse seiner New Conti di Savoia by the Harbor Boat Works, Terminal Island, California; was purchased for U.S. Navy use on 28 October 1940 from the New Conti di Savoia Fishing Corp., San Pedro, California; converted to a coastal minesweeper by the Al Larson Boat Shop, San Pedro, California; and placed in service as Sanderling on 18 April 1941.
World War II West Coast patrol operations
Based at San Diego, Sanderling conducted local minesweeping and patrol operations in the 11th Naval District until placed out of service on 18 September 1944.
End of War deactivation
She was struck from the Navy List on 14 October 1944, sold back to her former owner in February 1945, and delivered to that corporation the following May.