USS Cardinal

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Five ships of the United States Navy have been named Cardinal for the crested red finch widely known in the eastern United States.

• The USS Cardinal (AM-6), was a Lapwing-class minesweeper that served between World War I and World War II.

• The USS Cardinal (AM-67), was built as the civilian fishing boat Jeanne D'Arc, then acquired and used by the Navy as a minesweeper during World War II.

• The construction of Cardinal (AM-393) was canceled 1 November 1945 before launching.

• The USS Cardinal (AMS-4), was first commissioned as YMS-179, a YMS-1 class minesweeper during World War II. Cardinal (AMS-4) was one of her several names and designations during her career.

• The USS Cardinal (MHC-60), was an Osprey-class coastal minehunter. Cardinal was transferred to Egypt in January 2007.

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• This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.