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List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy
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175:Transferred to the Coast Guard, 24 June 1946
778:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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674:List of ships of the United States Army
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809:at Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940–1945
342:188 ft 2 in (57.35 m)
196:188 ft 2 in (57.35 m)
624:that date. She was struck from the
334:1,240 long tons (1,260 t) full
188:1,320 long tons (1,341 t) full
803:(ACM-8) at NavSource Naval History
358:12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
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18:USAMP General Henry Knox (MP-1)
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118:U.S. Army Mine Planter Service
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781:. The entry can be found
654:Farallon Island Light Station
453:Point Pleasant, West Virginia
1025:1st Lt. William G. Sylvester
904:1st Lt. William G. Sylvester
588:to clear the approaches to
321:Deleted from registers 1993
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501:Charleston, South Carolina
492:Pacific Theatre operations
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1001:Colonel George Armistead
965:Colonel Charles W. Bundy
932:Colonel Charles W. Bundy
897:Colonel George Armistead
519:26 April, transited the
515:equipment, she departed
1055:Maj. Gen. Arthur Murray
918:Maj. Gen. Arthur Murray
475:was transferred to the
326:General characteristics
180:General characteristics
1231:Chimo-class minelayers
700:"U.S. Army Mine Craft"
679:U.S. Army mine planter
505:Little Creek, Virginia
457:U.S. Army mine planter
350:37 ft (11 m)
204:37 ft (11 m)
1013:Colonel Henry J. Hunt
977:Colonel George Ricker
925:Colonel George Ricker
890:Colonel Henry J. Hunt
626:Naval Vessel Register
465:WW II period planters
27:Chimo-class minelayer
704:Shipbuilding History
612:Navy Decommissioning
481:Charleston Navy Yard
463:as the first of the
414:20-ton boom capacity
989:Colonel John Storey
911:Colonel John Storey
159:ACM-8, 5 March 1945
1037:General Henry Knox
951:United States Navy
883:General Henry Knox
874:United States Army
642:General Henry Knox
461:General Henry Knox
439:United States Navy
386:2,450 miles @ 8.5
113:General Henry Knox
60:General Henry Knox
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331:Displacement
288:Commissioned
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185:Displacement
167:19 July 1946
156:Reclassified
151:24 June 1946
143:6 March 1945
140:Commissioned
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36:USCGC Willow
752:25 February
640:(ACM 8) ex-
110:as USAMP-1
1221:1942 ships
1210:Categories
1124:Obstructor
1020:Obstructor
714:23 January
685:References
608:landings.
582:Inland Sea
395:Complement
363:Propulsion
308:IMO number
237:Complement
217:Propulsion
32:USS Picket
1171:Monadnock
1088:Barricade
984:Barricade
813:Minecraft
606:U.S. Army
602:Matsuyama
578:Kii Suido
567:Tokyo Bay
563:Tokyo Bay
553:departed
499:departed
477:U.S. Navy
455:, as the
435:minelayer
124:Completed
107:Laid down
1143:Yamacraw
1100:Barbican
1083:Magnolia
1050:Yamacraw
996:Barbican
668:See also
660:Magnolia
650:Willow's
533:Eniwetok
471:. USAMP
459:USAMP-1
403:Armament
280:Acquired
245:Armament
164:Stricken
132:Acquired
116:for the
1148:Trapper
1119:Heather
1112:Bastion
1107:Jonquil
1044:Trapper
1008:Bastion
972:Planter
799:of USS
636:The ex-
555:Okinawa
545:Okinawa
517:Norfolk
441:during
437:of the
425:(ACM–8)
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94:(ACM-8)
68:History
1136:Picket
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638:Picket
618:Picket
600:, and
598:Gunchū
551:Picket
541:Saipan
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525:Picket
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432:-class
427:was a
423:Picket
339:Length
273:Willow
193:Length
92:Picket
960:Chimo
856:Chimo
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411:Notes
388:knots
383:Range
376:knots
374:12.5
371:Speed
355:Draft
250:40 mm
230:knots
228:12.5
225:Speed
209:Draft
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604:for
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590:Hiro
537:Guam
473:Knox
421:USS
347:Beam
318:Fate
283:1947
269:Name
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