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Penguin (Minesweeper No. 33 / AM 33)


Lapwing Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 17 November 1917 by the New Jersey Dry Dock and Transportation Co., Elizabethport, NJ; Launched, 12 June 1918; Commissioned USS Penguin (Minesweeper No. 33), 21 November 1918; Reclassified AM-33, 17 July 1920; Scuttled by her crew, 8 December 1941 in 200 fathoms at Agana Harbor, Guam to prevent capture by the Japanese.

Specifications: Displacement 1,009 t.; Length 187' 10"; Beam 35' 6'; Draft 10' 4"; Speed 14 kts; Complement 78; Armament two 3"/50 gun mounts.
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DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway web site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

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National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen

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