USS Sanderling (AMc-11)

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

USS Sanderling (AMc-11) was a coastal minesweeper of the United States Navy.

History
United States
Name	USS Sanderling
Builder	Harbor Boat Works, Terminal Island, California
Launched	1937, as New Conti di Savoia
Acquired	by purchase, 28 October 1940
Commissioned	18 April 1941
Decommissioned	18 September 1944
Stricken	14 October 1944
Fate	Sold back to former owner, February 1945
General characteristics
Type	Coastal minesweeper
Displacement	180 long tons (183 t)
Length	77 ft 8 in (23.67 m)
Beam	20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Draft	3 ft 9 in (1.14 m)
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	16
Armament	2 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns

The ship was built in 1937 as the wooden purse seiner New Conti di Savoia by the Harbor Boat Works, Terminal Island, California; was purchased for U.S. Navy use on 28 October 1940 from the New Conti di Savoia Fishing Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles; converted to a coastal minesweeper by the Al Larson Boat Building, San Pedro, California; and placed in service as Sanderling on 18 April 1941.

World War II West Coast patrol operations

Based at San Diego, Sanderling conducted local minesweeping and patrol operations in the 11th Naval District until placed out of service on 18 September 1944.

End of War deactivation

She was struck from the Navy List on 14 October 1944, sold back to her former owner in February 1945, and delivered to that corporation the following May.

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 Sanderling (AMc-11) at NavSource Naval History
• Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940–1945 Archived 6 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
• Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940–1945 – USS Sanderling (AMc-11)