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Peacock (AM 46)

Call sign (1924):
Nan - Item - King - Dog

ex-Minesweeper No. 46

Civilian call sign (1926):
Mike - Sail - Watch - Vice

Lapwing Class Minesweeper:

The third Peacock was laid down 31 August 1918 by the Staten Island Shipbuilding Co., Staten Island, NY

Launched 8 April 1919

Commissioned USS Peacock, Minesweeper No. 46, 27 December 1919

Decommissioned 14 February 1920 and loaned to the United States Shipping Board (USSB)

Converted to a Salvage Tug and operated under charter to the USSB

Homeported in New York, NY as a miscellaneous vessel

Designated AM 46, 17 July 1920

Collided with the Norwegian merchant ship SS Hindanger 24 August 1940 off Cartagena, Colombia and sank

Struck from the Naval Register 22 April 1941.

Specifications:

Displacement 840 t.

1926 - 741 t.

Length 187' 10"

1926 - 180'

Beam 35' 5'

Draft 8' 10"

1926 - 15.7'

Speed 14 kts.

Complement 85

1926 - 19

Armament: Two 3"/50 gun mounts

Propulsion: Two Babcock and Wilcox boilers, one triple expansion reciprocating steam engine, one shaft.

Size	Image Description	Source
68k	Namesake: *Peacock* - A bird noted for its colorful tail feathers	Tommy Trampp
178k	Position of Peacock wreckage	LT (r) Luis B. Castro, Colombian Navy
178k	Image of wreck taken with Side Scan Sonar SSS Klein 4900 450 to 900 MHz ultra high definition	LT (r) Luis B. Castro, Colombian Navy

Commanding Officers
01	LT John Danner, USN	27 December 1919 - 14 February 1920

Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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