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Pipit (AMc 1)

Call sign:
Nan - Item - Queen - George

Pipit Class Coastal Minesweeper:

Laid down in 1936 as Spartan by the Martinolich Shipyard, Tacoma, WA for Anton Sumic of Seattle, WA

Acquired by the Navy 18 October 1940

Placed in service as USS Pipit (AMc 1), 28 March 1941

Placed out of service 6 October 1944 at San Diego, CA

Struck from the Naval Register 22 December 1944

Transferred to the War Shipping Administration in February 1945 and returned to her owner

Acquired in 1945 by John Radine of San Pedro, CA for use as a fishing boat and renamed Calsea

Acquired in 1946 by Frank J. Rodrigues of San Pedro

Acquired in 1949 by Joe Lewis of San Diego, CA

Renamed Steven L. in 1950

Stranded 7 July 1952 approximately 18 miles north of Cabo San Lázaro, Baja California, Mexico.

Specifications:

Displacement 210 t.

Length 83' 11"

Beam 22' 6"

Speed 10 kts.

Armament: Two .30 cal. machine guns

Propulsion: Diesel, one shaft.

Click on thumbnail for full size image	Size	Image Description		Source
	42k	Namesake: *Pipit* - Small bird with narrow bill, streaked breast, and constantly wagging tail		Tommy Trampp Photo added 8 December 2021
	55k	1 August 1941		Original photo: Gunter Krebs Replacement photo: Robert Hurst

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