USS Egret (AMc-24)

USS Egret (AMc-24) was an Egret-class coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

History
United States
Laid down: date unknown
Launched: date unknown
In service: 10 June 1941
Out of service: date unknown
Stricken: c1946
Fate: Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 17 June 1946
General characteristics
Displacement: 110 tons
Length: 90 ft (27 m)
Beam: 20 ft (6.1 m)
Draft: 8.5 ft (2.6 m) (mean) (f.)
Speed: 10.0 knots (19 km/h)
Armament: two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns

World War II service

The first ship to be named Egret by the Navy, AMc-24 was placed in service 10 June 1941 and during World War II served in the 4th Naval District and in the Potomac River Naval Command. She was reclassified IX-181, 17 July 1944.

Egret was transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 17 June 1946.

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