USS Magpie (AMc-2)

History
United States
Name	USS Magpie
Namesake	Magpie
Builder	Harbor Boat Building Co., Terminal Island, California
Launched	1936, as F/V City of San Pedro
Acquired	18 October 1940
Commissioned	28 March 1941, as USS Magpie (AMc-2)
Decommissioned	6 October 1944
Renamed	Magpie, 29 October 1940
Stricken	22 December 1944
Fate	Transferred to the War Shipping Administration, 5 February 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	Pipit class coastal minesweeper
Displacement	210 long tons (213 t)
Length	85 ft 4 in (26.01 m)
Beam	23 ft 4 in (7.11 m)
Propulsion	Diesel engine, one shaft
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Armament	2 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns

USS Magpie (AMc-2) was a Pipit-class coastal minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for use in World War II. Her task was to clear minefields in coastal waterways.

Magpie was built as F/V City of San Pedro in 1936 by Harbor Boat Building Co., Terminal Island, California; acquired by the U.S. Navy on 18 October 1940; converted from a fishing trawler by Harbor Boat Building Co.; renamed Magpie on 29 October 1940; and placed in service on 28 March 1941.

World War II West Coast operations

Assigned to the 15th Naval District, Magpie departed San Pedro, California, on 10 May 1941 for the Panama Canal Zone, arriving 22 May. She performed minesweeping and patrol operations out of Balboa, Panama, until 7 August 1944 when she departed for the west coast, arriving San Diego, California, on 26 August.

Decommissioning

Magpie was placed out of service at San Pedro, California, on 6 October 1944; struck from the Navy List on 22 December 1944; and delivered to War Shipping Administration for return sale to her former owner on 5 February 1945.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

Photo gallery of USS Magpie (AMc 2) at NavSource Naval History