USS Blue Jay

USS Blue Jay may refer to one of the following United States Navy ships:

  • USS Blue Jay (AMc-23), the former fishing vessel Charles J. Ashley; acquired by the Navy as Coastal Minesweeper and renamed, 1940; converted to diving tender as YTD-6, 1943; reverted to original owner in 1946.
  • USS Blue Jay (AMCU-17), the former LCI(L)-654; converted to Coastal Minesweeper (Underwater Locator), 1954; never commissioned under Blue Jay name; sold, 1960.

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