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Pipit (AMc 1)
Call sign:
Nan - Item - Queen - George
Pipit Class Coastal Minesweeper:
Laid down in 1936 as
Spartan
by the Martinolich Shipyard, Tacoma, WA for Anton Sumic of Seattle, WA
Acquired by the Navy 18 October 1940
Placed in service as
USS Pipit (AMc 1)
, 28 March 1941
Placed out of service 6 October 1944 at San Diego, CA
Struck from the Naval Register 22 December 1944
Transferred to the War Shipping Administration in February 1945 and returned to her owner
Acquired in 1945 by John Radine of San Pedro, CA for use as a fishing boat and renamed
Calsea
Acquired in 1946 by Frank J. Rodrigues of San Pedro
Acquired in 1949 by Joe Lewis of San Diego, CA
Renamed
Steven L.
in 1950
Stranded 7 July 1952 approximately 18 miles north of Cabo San Lázaro, Baja California, Mexico.
Specifications:
Displacement 210 t.
Length 83' 11"
Beam 22' 6"
Speed 10 kts.
Armament: Two .30 cal. machine guns
Propulsion: Diesel, one shaft.
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42k
Namesake:
Pipit
- Small bird with narrow bill, streaked breast, and constantly wagging tail
Tommy Trampp
Photo added 8 December 2021
55k
1 August 1941
Original photo: Gunter Krebs
Replacement photo: Robert Hurst
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Pipit (AMc 1)
DANFS
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