Lapwing-class minesweeper
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The Lapwing-class minesweeper, often called the Bird class, was an early "AM-type" oceangoing minesweeper of the United States Navy. Seven ships of the class were commissioned during World War I, and
USS Lapwing (AM-1) and other ships of the squadron anchored in the Hudson River, off New York City
USS Auk (AM-38)
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USS Auk was a Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy after World War I to remove mines that had been placed during the war.
Lapwing-class minesweeper
…Built 1917–1919 In commission 1918–1953 Planned 51 Completed 49 Cancelled 2 Lost 16 Retired 35 Preserved 0 Notes Although technically not "preserved", USS Auk has been abandoned in Venezuela since 1962 and is still there in its original configuration albeit partially sunk. General characteristics Type Minesweeper…
About 1935 in the Aleutian Islands
Felipe Larrazabal seen in 1952, with the Flower-class corvette Constitución behind.