USS Frigate Bird (AMc-27)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Frigate Bird.

USS Frigate Bird (AMc-27) was a Frigate Bird-class coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

History
United States
Ordered	as Star of San Pedro
Laid down	1935
Launched	1935
In service	30 January 1941
Out of service	27 April 1943
Stricken	27 November 1944
Fate	fate, unknown
General characteristics
Displacement	not known
Length	not known
Beam	not known
Draft	not known
Speed	not known
Complement	not known
Armament	not known

World War II service

The first ship to be named Frigate Bird by the Navy, AMc-27 served in a noncommissioned status in the 13th Naval District between 30 January 1941 and 27 April 1943.

Frigate Bird was struck from the Navy list 27 November 1944.

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 Frigate Bird (AMc-27) at NavSource Naval History