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USS Pintail (AMc-17) was a coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Ordered | as Three Star |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 1937 |
| Acquired | 19 November 1940 |
| In service | 18 February 1941 |
| Out of service | 30 March 1945 |
| Stricken | 30 March 1945 |
| Fate | Sold at auction c. 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 210 tons |
| Length | 84 ft 9 in (25.83 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Speed | 9.0 knots |
| Complement | 17 |
| Armament | one machine gun |
Pintail, built in 1937 as Three Star by the Kruse and Banks Shipbuilding Co., North Bend, Oregon, was purchased by the Maritime Commission from the MacPhister Van Camp Canning Co., San Pedro, California, and transferred to the Navy 19 November 1940; renamed Pintail (AMc–17), 7 December 1940; converted by the Western Boat Building Co., Tacoma, Washington; and placed in service 18 February 1941.
As Pintail, the former purse-seiner. operated as a coastal minesweeper in the 13th Naval District.
Pintail was placed out of service and struck from the Navy List 30 March 1945. She was redelivered to the Maritime Commission 23 July 1945 and subsequently sold at auction.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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