USS Plover (AMc-3)
USS Plover (AMc-3) was a Pipit-class coastal minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for use in World War II. Her task was to clear minefields in coastal waterways.
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Plover |
| Namesake | Plover |
| Builder | Harbor Boat Building Co., Terminal Island, California |
| Launched | 1936, as M/V Sea Rover |
| Acquired | 16 October 1940 |
| Commissioned | 25 June 1941, as USS Plover (AMc-3) |
| Decommissioned | 17 September 1944 |
| Stricken | 14 October 1944 |
| Fate | Transferred to the Maritime Commission for return to her owner, 5 February 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Pipit class coastal minesweeper |
| Displacement | 197 long tons (200 t) |
| Length | 85 ft 6 in (26.06 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
| Propulsion | Diesel engine, one shaft |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 17 |
| Armament | 2 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns |
Plover was originally built by Harbor Boat Building Co., Terminal Island, Long Beach, California in 1936 as the wooden hull fishing trawler M/V Sea Rover. She was purchased on 16 October 1940 from Mr. John Rados, converted to a coastal minesweeper at Martinolich Shipbuilding Company., San Pedro, California and placed in service on 25 June 1941.
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