USS Plover (AMc-3)

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|section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header= |country=United States |flag= {{USN flag|1944}} |name=USS ''Plover'' |namesake=[[Plover]] |ordered= |builder= [[Harbor Boat Building Co.]], [[Terminal Island]], [[California]] |laid_down= |launched=1936, as ''M/V Sea Rover'' |acquired=16 October 1940 |commissioned=25 June 1941, as USS ''Plover'' (AMc-3) |decommissioned= 17 September 1944 |in_service= |out_of_service= |struck= 14 October 1944 |renamed= |reclassified= |homeport= |motto= |nickname= |honors= |fate=Transferred to the Maritime Commission for return to her owner, 5 February 1945 |notes= }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |class= ''Pipit'' class [[coastal minesweeper]] |displacement= {{convert|197|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} |length= {{convert|85|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} |beam= {{convert|22|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} |draft= {{convert|9|ft|5|in|m|abbr=on}} |depth= |hold_depth= |propulsion=[[Diesel engine]], one [[Driveshaft|shaft]] |speed= {{convert|10|kn|lk=in}} |range= |complement=17 |armament=2 × [[M1919 Browning machine gun|.30 cal (7.62 mm)]] [[machine gun]]s |armor= |notes= }} }} '''USS ''Plover'' (AMc-3)''' was a [[Pipit-class coastal minesweeper|''Pipit''-class]] [[coastal minesweeper]] acquired by the [[United States Navy]] for use in [[World War II]]. Her task was to clear minefields in coastal waterways.

''Plover'' was originally built by [[Harbor Boat Building]] Co., [[Terminal Island]], [[Long Beach, California]] in 1936 as the wooden hull [[fishing trawler]] M/V ''Sea Rover''. She was purchased on 16 October 1940 from Mr. John Rados, converted to a coastal [[Minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]] at [[Martinolich Shipbuilding Company]]., [[San Pedro, California]] and placed in service on 25 June 1941.

== World War II West Coast Operations == Based at [[San Pedro, California]], ''Plover'' performed sweeping and patrol duties along the coast until placed out of service on 17 September 1944.

== Decommissioned == Struck from the [[Naval Vessel Register|Navy List]] on 14 October 1944, she was transferred to the [[Maritime Commission]] on 5 February 1945 and was returned to her former owner the same date.

== References == {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/p8/plover-i.htm}}

== External links == * {{navsource|11/03003|USS Plover (AMc 3)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Plover (AMc-3)}} [[Category:Ships built in Los Angeles]] [[Category:1936 ships]] [[Category:Pipit-class coastal minesweepers]] [[Category:World War II minesweepers of the United States]]