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Egret (IX 181)
ex-AMc-24



Call sign:
Nan - Uncle - Mike - Roger
Coastal Minesweeper: Laid down in 1937 as the fishing vessel Julia Eleanor by the J. L. Snow Shipyard, Rockland, ME; Acquired by the Navy 4 November 1940; Placed in service as USS Egret (AMc 24), 10 June 1941; Reclassified as a Unclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary, IX-181, 17 July 1944 Placed out of service 17 June 1946 and transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal; Struck from the Navy Register in February 1946.
Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 110 t.; Length 90' 2"; Beam 20'; Draft 10'; Speed 8.7 kts.; Complement unknown; Armament one 20mm and two .30 cal. machine guns; Propulsion one 300shp Cooper Bessemer diesel engine,
one shaft.

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Fishing Vessel Julia Eleanor
Julia Eleanor 45k Julia Eleanor, U.S. Fishing Vessel. Photographed circa 1937-40. Before conversion to USS Egret (AMc 24).
U.S. Navy photo NH 101964		 Naval Historical Center
USS Egret (AMc 24)
Egret 84k 8 July 1941
Courtesy of William H. Davis, 1979
U.S. Navy photo NH 89218		 Naval Historical Center
View the Egret (AMc 24)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway web site
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen
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