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USS Lapwing (AM-1)

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in review of the Atlantic Fleet Minesweeping Squadron, November 1919. Ships of the squadron anchored in the Hudson River, off New York City, while being reviewed by Secretary of the Navy
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support unit, the seaplane tender returned Key West on 4 September and operated there for the rest of the war.
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on 24 November 1919, following their return to the United States after taking part in clearing the
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engaged in minesweeping operations in Hawaiian waters until she decommissioned 11 April 1922.
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remained in the frigid North Atlantic, engaging in patrol and ASW missions with seaplanes.
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was assigned to the North Atlantic. Departing the Caribbean 26 February 1942, she arrived
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capability for its decisive role in future wars. Reclassified as a Small Seaplane Tender,
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participated in various exercises with aircraft, helping develop American
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Upon her return to the United States, she was dispatched to the
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13 June 1943 for duty as a training ship. Operating out of the
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recommissioned at Pearl Harbor 1 September 1932. She arrived
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Lapwing-class minesweepers converted to seaplane tenders
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decommissioned there 29 November 1945. She was sold by
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from British waters between June and September 1919.
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USS Lapwing
USS Lapwing
Josephus Daniels
North Sea Mine Barrage
Lapwing
Todd Shipyard Co., New York
Lapwing-class
minesweeper
knots
3 in (76 mm)
lead ship
her class
minesweeper
United States Navy
lapwing
plover
Todd Shipyard Co.
convoy
Halifax
New London, Connecticut
North Sea
mines
West Coast
Pearl Harbor
Coco Solo
Canal Zone
naval aviation
seaplanes
Panama Canal Zone
Caribbean

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