USS Bullfinch
Encyclopedia
Two ships of the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

 have been named USS Bullfinch, after the genus of European finch
Bullfinch
* A Bullfinch is one of two groups of passerine birdsBullfinch can also refer to:* Bullfinch , an obstacle seen on the cross-country course in the sport of eventing* USS Bullfinch, the name of two US Navy ships...

.
, a steel hulled trawler constructed in 1937 at Bath, Maine. Commissioned on 22 October 1940 and decommissioned 15 September 1944.
  • USS Bullfinch (AM-392), a projected Admirable-class
    Admirable class minesweeper
    The Admirable class was the largest and one of the most successful classes of minesweepers the United States Navy ordered during World War II. Typically, the minesweeper detected and removed mines before the rest of the fleet arrived, thereby ensuring safe passage for the larger ships...

    minesweeper, was laid down on 24 August 1945 but her construction was canceled on 1 November 1945.
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK