USS Swan (AM-34)
The first USS Swan (AM-34/AVP-7) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
Swan, a minesweeper, was laid down at Mobile, Alabama, on 10 December 1917 by the Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co.; launched on Independence Day 1918; sponsored by Miss Hazel Donaldson; and commissioned at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 31 January 1919, Lt. (jg.) Fredman J. Walcott, USNRF, in command.
Read more about USS Swan (AM-34): North Sea Mine Clearance Operations, Post-World War I Atlantic Operations, Under Attack At Pearl Harbor, World War II Pacific Theatre Operations, Post-World War II Operations, Decommissioning, Awards, References
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