USS Bittern (AM-36)
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| Name | USS Bittern |
| Builder | Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Alabama |
| Cost | $761,587 (hull and machinery)[1] |
| Launched | 15 February 1919 |
| Commissioned | 28 May 1919, as Minesweeper No.36 |
| Reclassified | AM-36, 17 July 1920 |
| Fate | Scuttled in Manila Bay, 10 December 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Lapwing-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 840 long tons (853 t) |
| Length | 187 ft 10 in (57.25 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 72 |
| Armament |
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USS Bittern (AM-36) was a
Cavite Navy Yard
in December 1941.
Construction and career
Bittern was launched 15 February 1919 by
U.S. West Coast
ports.
In January 1920 Bittern sailed for the
Chefoo, China. But the routine was broken occasionally by assignment to scientific expeditions and in September 1923 by relief work following the Yokohama
, Japan, earthquake.
Fate
The Japanese air raid on
Cavite Navy Yard on 10 December 1941 found Bittern undergoing repairs. Although not hit, Bittern suffered extensive damage from fire, near misses, and flying debris from USS Sealion moored alongside. Too badly damaged for repair, the minesweeper was scuttled in Manila Bay during the Battle of Bataan,[2] after her crew had transferred to USS Quail
.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- ^ "Table 21 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 762. 1921.
- ISBN 0870528777.
External links
- uboat.net - USS Bittern
- America at War Archived 17 June 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- Roll of Honor
 United States Navy(minesweepers) |
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