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Sandpiper (AVP 9)
ex-AM-51
ex-Minesweeper No. 51

Lapwing Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 15 November 1918 at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA; Launched 28 April 1919; Commissioned USS Sandpiper, Minesweeper No.51, 9 October 1919; Designated AM-51, 17 February 1920; Redesignated as a Small Seaplane Tender, AVP-9, 22 January 1936; Decommissioned, 10 December 1945 at Boston, MA; Struck from the Naval Register, 17 April 1946; Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 12 October 1946 for disposal. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 950 t.; Length 187' 10"; Beam 35' 6'; Draft 9' 10"; Speed 14 kts; Complement 78; Armament two 3" gun mounts and machine guns.

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Sandpiper 44k Seen here as a minesweeper for duty with aircraft, c. 9 October 1919 to 21 January 1936.
U.S. Navy photo 		Hazegray & Underway Web Site
Teal 81k View of the Philadelphia Navy Yard's Delaware River waterfront, with the hammerhead crane in center, 31 May 1923. Among the ships visible are: USS Lamson (DD-328), in left center; Sandpiper and Teal (AM 23), at right, with the crane ship Kearsarge beyond; Destroyers Preston (DD-327), Coghlan (DD-326) and Sharkey (DD-281), partially visible at left. USS Dobbin (AD-3) is fitting out on the opposite side of the pier, at left.
U.S. Navy photo NH 43453 		Naval Historical Center
Sandpiper 63k c. 1943.
U.S. Navy photo 		Joe Radigan
Sandpiper 71k c. 1943.
U.S. Navy photo 		Joe Radigan
Sandpiper 44k c. 1943.
U.S. Navy photo 		Joe Radigan
Sandpiper 60k c. 1943.
U.S. Navy photo 		Joe Radigan
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