USS Skylark
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USS Skylark (AM-63) was an Auk-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II. She earned three battle stars during World War II. Skylark was mined and sunk off Okinawa in April 1945. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register the same day.
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1314 | Chūzan | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1314 | Nanzan | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1429 | Ryukyu Kingdom | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Bombing of Okinawa | airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1945 | Cactus Ridge | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1945 | Battle of Kakazu | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1945 | Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1945 | Battle in the Hills of Kuniyoshi | battle | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1453 | Shiro-Furi disturbance | war of succession, Shō Shiro, Shō Furi | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | Manazuru | Chidori-class torpedo boat, torpedo boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS Skylark | minesweeper, Auk-class minesweeper | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | 1944 | Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters | headquarters, air-raid shelter, park | Wikidata |
| site | castle | Agena Castle | gusuku | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Chibana Castle | gusuku | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Chinen Castle | Chūzan, gusuku | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Gushikawa Castle | gusuku, military base, Ryukyu Kingdom | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Iha Castle | hill castle, gusuku | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Itokazu Castle | Nanzan, gusuku | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Kakinohana Castle | gusuku | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Katsuren Castle | gusuku | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Ōzato Castle | Nanzan, gusuku | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Sashiki Castle | military base, gusuku, Nanzan | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Tamagusuku Castle | gusuku, military base, Nanzan | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Urasoe Castle | gusuku, Chūzan | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1400 | Nakagusuku Castle | hill castle, Ryukyu Kingdom, gusuku | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1400 | Shuri Castle | gusuku, official residence, government agency, Chūzan, museum | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1416 | Zakimi Castle | gusuku | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1546 | Mie Castle | gusuku | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Nakagusuku Bay Temporary Fortress | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | No. 1 Middle School Apprentice Team Information Exhibition Room | education museum, military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1975 | Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum | peace museum, Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Foundation, prefectural museum, military museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | USS Skylark (AM-63) | Commons | ||


