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Swallow (AM 4)

Stranded 19 February 1938

Lapwing Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 18 March 1918 by the Todd Shipyard Corp., New York, NY; Launched, 4 July 1918; Commissioned 8 October 1918; Ran aground, 19 February 1938 at Kanaga Island, Aleutian Islands and was stranded; Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register, 5 May 1938.

Specifications: Displacement 950 t.; Length 187' 10"; Beam 35' 6"; Draft 9' 9"; Speed 14 kts; Complement 78; Armament two 3" guns; Propulsion triple expansion reciprocating steam engine, two Babcock and Wilcox boilers, one shaft.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	102k	.		Mickey Hawkins via Marshall Hawkins

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DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway web site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen

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