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USS Peacock (AM-46)

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USS Peacock (AM-46)
History
United States
NamesakeMale Indian peafowl (peacock)
BuilderStaten Island Shipbuilding Company, Staten Island, New York City
Laid down31 August 1918
Launched8 April 1919
Sponsored byMiss A.M. Danner
Commissioned27 December 1919
Decommissioned14 February 1920
Stricken22 April 1941
FateSunk after collision, 24 August 1940
General characteristics
Class and typeLapwing-class minesweeper
Displacement840 long tons (853 t)
Length187 ft 10 in (57.25 m)
Beam35 ft 5 in (10.80 m)
Draft8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
Propulsion
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement85 officers and enlisted
Armament2 × 3"/50 caliber guns

USS Peacock (AM-46) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War I.

Peacock was laid down on 31 August 1918 by Staten Island Shipbuilding Company of Staten Island, New York; launched on 8 April 1919; sponsored by Miss A.M. Danner; and commissioned on 27 December 1919.

After fitting out, Peacock remained at her berth at the New York Navy Yard until decommissioned 14 February 1920 and loaned to the Shipping Board on the same date. Converted to a salvage tug, Peacock served under charter to the Shipping Board and various commercial activities until 24 August 1940 when she collided with the Norwegian merchantman SS Hindanger off Cartagena, Colombia, and sank. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 22 April 1941.

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