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Minesweeper No. 20 / AM-20 / AT / AT(O)-131 Bobolink


Lapwing Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 1918 at Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co., Baltimore, MD; Launched, 15 June 1918; Commissioned USS Bobolink Minesweeper No. 20, 28 January 1919; Designated AM-20, 17 July 1920; Reclassified Fleet Tug AT-131, 1 June 1942; Redesignated Fleet Tug, (Old) AT(O)-131, 15 May 1944; Decommissioned, 22 February 1946 at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal; Sold, 5 October 1946. Fate unknown. Bobolink received one battle star during World War II.

Specifications: Displacement 950 t.; Length 187' 10"; Beam 35' 6"; Draft 8' 10"; Speed 14 kts; Complement 78; Armament two 3"; Propulsion triple expansion reciprocating steam engine, two Babcock and Wilcox boilers, one shaft.
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Bobolink 69k Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941. View of USS West Virginia (BB 48), taken a day or two after the Japanese raid. USS Bobolink (AM 20), at left, USS Vireo (AM 52) and YW-10 are off the battleship's stern, assisting with efforts to keep her afloat. From the collection of Vice Admiral Homer N. Wallin, USN, Ret. USN photo NH 95569. Naval Historical Center

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