Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Sandpiper, after the sandpiper, a shore bird related to the plovers and snipes.
- USS Sandpiper (AM-51) laid down on 15 November 1918 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
- USS Sandpiper (MHC-38) laid down as LCI(L)-1008 on 29 April 1944 by the Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas.
Famous quotes containing the word sandpiper:
“Across the lonely beach we flit,
One little sandpiper and I;
And fast I gather, bit by bit,
The scattered driftwood, bleached and dry.
The wild waves reach their hands for it,
The wild wind raves, the tide runs high,
As up and down the beach we flit—
One little sandpiper and I.”
—Celia Thaxter (”Laighton”)