USS Chatterer (AMc-16)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Chatterer.

USS Chatterer (AMc-16) was a Chatterer-class coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy.

USS Chatterer
History
United States
Ordered	as Sea Breeze
Laid down	date unknown
Launched	date unknown
Acquired	20 November 1940
In service	20 November 1940
Out of service	12 September 1944
Stricken	14 October 1944
Fate	fate unknown
General characteristics
Displacement	not known
Length	not known
Beam	not known
Draught	not known
Speed	not known
Complement	not known
Armament	not known

The first ship to be named Chatterer by the Navy, AMc-16, formerly Sea Breeze, was acquired by the Navy and placed in service on 20 November 1940.

World War II service

Following conversion she was assigned to the Western Sea Frontier Force and later to the 12th Naval District.

Post-war deactivation

Placed out of service on 12 September 1944, she was stricken from the Navy Register on 14 October of that year.

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 Chatterer (AMc-16) at NavSource Naval History