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Mockingbird (AMc 28)

Call sign:
Nan - Charlie - Charlie - King

Coastal Minesweeper: Built in 1936 as Rio Douro by the Morse Shipyards, Thomaston, ME; Acquired by the Navy, 30 October 1940; Renamed Mockingbird, 14 November 1940; Commissioned USS Mockingbird (AMc 28), 12 June 1941; Decommissioned 18 February 1944; Struck from the Navy Register 29 July 1944; Transferred to the War Shipping Administration for disposal 23 July 1945. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 205 t.; Length 97' 1"; Beam 20' 9"; Draft 9' 6"; Speed 10 kts.; Complement unknown; Armament six .30 cal. machine guns; Propulsion diesel, one shaft.

Size	Image Description	Source
126k	Underway in harbor, prior to her Navy service. U.S. Navy photo NH 102181	Naval Historical Center
100k	In harbor, prior to her Navy service. U.S. Navy photo NH 102182	Naval Historical Center
133k	Hauled out on a marine railway for repairs, prior to her Navy service. U.S. Navy photo NH 102183	Naval Historical Center
81k	Hauled out on a marine railway for repairs, prior to her Navy service. U.S. Navy photo NH 102184	Naval Historical Center
89k	Hauled out on a marine railway for repairs, prior to her Navy service. U.S. Navy photo NH 102185	Naval Historical Center

View the Mockingbird (AMc 28)
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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