USS Grosbeak (AMc-19)

USS Grosbeak (AMc-19) was a Grosbeak-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.

For other ships with the same name, see USS Grosbeak.
History
United States
Ordered: as Del Rio
Laid down: 1935
Launched: 1935
Commissioned: 11 November 1940
Decommissioned: 12 September 1944
Stricken: 14 October 1944
Fate: returned to her former owner, 2 April 1945
General characteristics
Displacement: 185 tons
Length: 81 ft 2 in (24.74 m)
Draft: 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m)
Speed: 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement: 16

Grosbeak, the former wooden purse seiner Del Rio was built by J. M. Martinac, Tacoma, Washington, in 1935; and commissioned 11 November 1940, Ens. T. F. Martin in command.

World War II service

Following conversion to an auxiliary minesweeper at Alameda, California, Grosbeak joined Mine Division 1 at San Francisco Bay and nearby waters, but she was also used for training reserve and junior officers in small boat handling and minesweeping.

Deactivation

Grosbeak decommissioned 12 September 1944. Her name was struck from the Navy List 14 October; and she was returned to her former owner at San Pedro, California, 2 April 1945.

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