USS Limpkin

USS Limpkin (AMc-48) was an Accentor-class coastal minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for clearing coastal minefields. The vessel was launched on 5 April 1941 and entered service on 8 August. Limpkin operated off New York City and the mouth of Chesapeake Bay during World War II. Following the war, the minesweeper was taken out of service on 15 April 1946 and sold to private interests and converted to a commercial trawler. The ship was renamed Hiawatha and then Blue Waters.

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Accentor-class minesweeper, coastal minesweeper, United States Navy, 

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1941-02-24T00:00:00Z

1941-02-24T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1941-04-05T00:00:00Z

1941-04-05T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1941-08-08T00:00:00Z

1941-08-08T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1946-04-15T00:00:00Z

1946-04-15T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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