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Magpie (AMc 2)

Call sign:
Nan - Item - Queen - Dog

Pipit Class Coastal Minesweeper: Laid down in 1936 as F/V City of San Pedro by the Harbor Boat Building Co., Terminal Island, CA; Acquired by the Navy, 18 October 1940; Renamed Magpie 29 October 1940; Placed in service as USS Magpie (AMc 2), 28 March 1941; Placed out of service, 6 October 1944; Struck from the Navy Register 22 December 1944; Transferred to the War Shipping Administration for return to her owner. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 210 t.; Length 85' 4"; Beam 23' 4"; Draft unknown; Speed 10 kts; Complement unknown; Armament two .30 cal. machine guns; Propulsion diesel, one shaft.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	92k	1 August 1941		Original photo: Gunter Krebs Replacement photo: Robert Hurst

View the Magpie (AMc 2)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway web site

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen

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