USS Reedbird (AMc-30)
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USS Reedbird (AMc-30) was a Reedbird-class coastal minesweeper
Coastal minesweeper
Coastal minesweeper is a term used by the United States Navy to indicate a minesweeper intended for coastal use as opposed to participating in fleet operations at sea....
acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
The first ship to be named Reedbird by the Navy was built in 1935 as the wooden purse-seiner Fearless by Al Larson, Terminal Island, California, was purchased by the Navy from Tony Marincovich and others 18 November 1940; renamed Reedbird (AMc-30), 30 December 1940; converted to a coastal minesweeper
Coastal minesweeper
Coastal minesweeper is a term used by the United States Navy to indicate a minesweeper intended for coastal use as opposed to participating in fleet operations at sea....
by the Campbell Machine Co., San Diego, California
San Diego, California
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, and placed in service 29 April 1941.
World War II service
Reedbird departed San Diego 14 May 1941 and, with , steamed west to Pearl Harbor. She reported for duty in the 14th Naval District 28 May and, equipped with acoustical, magnetic, and "O" type gear, operated in HawaiiHawaii
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an waters throughout World War II
World War II
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Post-war deactivation
Then ordered inactivated, Reedbird returned to San Diego where she was stripped and placed out of service 14 January 1946. Her name was struck from the Navy listNavy List
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7 February 1946 and on 8 November 1946 she was delivered to the Maritime Commission for disposal.