World War I Minefield Clearance
Bobolink departed Norfolk, Virginia in April 1919 to join Division 2, North Sea Minesweeping Detachment, at Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. While sweeping in the North Sea on 14 May 1919, a mine exploded close by, causing considerable damage to the stern and killing Lieutenant Bruce. Her repairs at the Devonport Dockyard, England, took six months and she returned to Norfolk in January 1920.
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