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Cormorant
Minesweeper No. 40 / (AM 40)
AT / AT(O)-133


Lapwing Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 1918 at Todd Shipbuilding Corp., New York, NY; Launched, 5 February 1919; Commissioned, USS Coromorant Fleet Minesweeper No. 40, 15 May 1919; Designed AM-40, 17 July 1920; Reclassified Fleet Tug AT-133, 1 June 1942; Reclassified Fleet Tug (Old) AT(O)-133, 15 May 1944; Decommissioned, 29 March 1946 at San Pedro, CA; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Sold, 8 January 1947. Fate unknown. Cormorant received one battle star for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 950 t.; Length 187' 10"; Beam 35' 6"; Draft 9' 9"; Speed 14 kts; Complement 72; Armament two 3"/50; Propulsion triple expansion reciprocating steam engine, two Babcock and Wilcox boilers, one shaft.
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National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors

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