USS Chewink (AM-39)
| History | |
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| Name | USS Chewink |
| Builder | Todd Shipyard Corp., New York City |
| Launched | 21 December 1918 |
| Commissioned | 9 April 1919, as Minesweeper No.39 |
| Decommissioned | 21 August 1933 |
| Reclassified |
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| Recommissioned | 12 November 1940 |
| Decommissioned | 4 February 1947 |
| Fate | Sunk as a target off New London, 31 July 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Lapwing-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 950 long tons (965 t) |
| Length | 187 ft 10 in (57.25 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 78 |
| Armament | 2 × 3 in (76 mm) guns |
The first USS Chewink (AM-39/ASR-3) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper in the United States Navy. She was later converted to a submarine rescue ship.
Chewink was launched 21 December 1918 by
Todd Shipyard Corp., New York City
; sponsored by Miss M. Sperrin; and commissioned 9 April 1919. She was reclassified ASR-3 on 12 September 1929.
North Sea mine clearance operations
Chewink sailed from
Orkney Islands, arriving 5 July to aid in the vast task of clearing the North Sea
minefields.
U.S. East Coast operations
She returned via
submarines
.
U.S. West Coast operations
In October 1930 she sailed from
Mare Island Navy Yard
.
World War II East Coast operations
Chewink recommissioned 12 November 1940, sailed from
Key West, Florida
.
End-of-War decommissioning
Chewink was decommissioned at
Brooklyn, New York 4 February 1947. She was used as a target and sunk off New London, Connecticut
, 31 July 1947.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Chewink (AM-39) at NavSource Naval History
- Rescue and Salvage Ships Archived 2007-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
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