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Cardinal (AM 6)

Lapwing Class Minesweeper: Laid down 11 October 1917 by the Staten Island Shipbuilding Co., Staten Island, NY; Launched, 29 March 1918; Commissioned USS Cardinal, Minesweeper No. 6, 23 August 1918. Served as a temporary lightship, NY-2, 29.5 miles off New York, south-east of Ambrose Lightship, until 3 August 1919; Reclassified AM-6, 17 July 1920; Grounded on a reef 6 June 1923 off the coast of Chirikof Island, Dutch Harbor, AK and
was abandoned.

Specifications: Displacement 950 t.; Length 187' 10"; Beam 35' 6"; Draft 9' 9"; Speed 14 kts; Complement 78; Armament two 3" mounts; Propulsion Harlan and Hollingsworth, vertical triple expansion steam engine, one shaft.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	58k	c. September 1921 The submarine R-6 (SS 83) partially raised at San Pedro, CA after sinking due to a malfunction in one of her torpedo tubes. R-10 (SS 87) is at right, Cardinal is in left background alongside Alert (AS 4)		.

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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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