USS Hornbill (AMc-13)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Hornbill.
USS Hornbill (AMc-13) was a coastal minesweeper of the United States Navy, named after the hornbill.
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United States | |
Name | USS Hornbill |
Builder | Martinolich Repair Basin, Tacoma, Washington |
Launched | 1938, as J. A. Martinolich |
Commissioned | 7 December 1940 |
Stricken | 24 July 1942 |
Fate | Sank after collision, 30 June 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Coastal minesweeper |
Displacement | 195 long tons (198 t) |
Length | 83 ft 2 in (25.35 m) |
Beam | 20 ft 1 in (6.12 m) |
Draft | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
Depth of hold | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 11 |
Armament | 1 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine gun |
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The ship was launched as the fishing boat J. A. Martinolich in 1938 by the Martinolich Repair Basin, Tacoma, Washington. She was taken over by the Navy, and commissioned on 7 December 1940.