USS Goshawk (AM-79)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Built As: | M/V Penobscot, 1919 |
| Acquired by the U.S. Navy: | 3 September 1940 as AMc-4 |
| Commissioned: | 3 March 1941 |
| Reclassified: | AM-79, 25 November 1940; IX-195, 10 October 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 August 1945 |
| Struck: | 3 January 1946 |
| Fate: | Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 7 May 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class: | Goshawk class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 585 tons |
| Length: | 150 ft (46 m) |
| Beam: | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draft: | 10 ft 3 in (3.1 m) |
| Speed: | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Complement: | Unknown |
| Armament: | One single 3"/50 gun mount |
| Propulsion: | New London Ship and Engine Co. diesel engine, 400 shp, one shaft |
- For the satellite, see AMC-4 (satellite)
USS Goshawk (AM-79), was a Goshawk class minesweeper: built in 1919 as the steel hull trawler M/V Penobscot by the Foundation (Marine) Co., Savannah, Georgia, for Mr. W. F. Henningsen, Seattle, Washington; acquired by the U.S. Navy 3 September 1940 and began conversion to a Coastal Minesweeper, AMc-4 at the Winslow Marine Corp., Winslow, Washington; renamed Goshawk 16 October 1940; reclassified as a Minesweeper, AM-79, 25 November 1940; commissioned USS Goshawk (AM 79), 3 March 1941; conversion to minesweeper completed 20 March 1941; reclassified as an Unclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary, IX-195, 10 October 1944.
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[edit] World War II North Pacific operations
After shakedown, Goshawk took up minesweeping duties in Puget Sound and the San Juan de Fuca Straits, operating out of Seattle, Washington. She sailed for Alaska 6 October 1941 and swept the channels between Sitka, Ketchikan, Adak, Seward, and Kodiak Island until 30 March 1942, when she returned to Seattle, Washington, for extensive refitting.
Goshawk resumed duty 18 August in the Seattle, Washington, and Puget Sound area and in late 1943 returned to Alaska as a combination minesweeper and small cargo vessel. Her classification was officially changed to IX-195, 10 October 1944. USS Goshawk returned to Seattle 9 June 1945 and decommissioned there 1 August, but continued to perform in an "in service" status, transporting condemned ammunition for the 13th Naval District.
[edit] Decommissioning
Goshawk was decommissioned 1 August 1945 at Seattle, Washington, and placed in service; transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 7 May 1946; struck from the Naval Register 3 January 1946; sold to Alvin T. Davies of Tacoma, Washington, and renamed M/V Bering Sea. Fate unknown.
[edit] References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
