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Plover (AMc 3)

Call sign:
Nan - Item - Queen - King

Pipit Class Coastal Minesweeper:

Laid down in 1936 as Sea Rover by the Harbor Boat Building Co., Terminal Island, Long Beach, CA for Vince Simich of San Pedro, CA

Acquired in 1940 by John Rados of San Pedro

Acquired by the Navy, 16 October 1940

Placed in service as USS Plover (AMc 3), 25 June 1941

Placed out of service 17 September 1944

Struck from the Navy Register 14 October 1944

Transferred to the Maritime Commission for return to her owner 5 February 1945

Acquired in 1945 by Nickola Ursich of San Pedro and renamed Discovery

Burned 20 December 1955 of Los Angeles harbor.

Specifications

Displacement 197 t.

1952 - 123 t.

Length 85' 6"

Beam 22' 6"

Draft 9' 5"

Speed 10 kts.

Complement 17

Armament: Two .30 cal. machine guns

Propulsion: Diesel, one shaft.

Click on thumbnail for full size image	Size	Image Description		Source
		Namesake: *Plover* - Any of numerous shore-inhabiting birds that differ from the sandpipers in their short, hard tipped bill and usually stouter, more compact build		Tommy Trampp Photo added 28 April 2020
	164k	Original photo: 21 October 1941 Second replacement photo: World War II photograph U.S. Navy photo NH 89217		Original photo: Gunter Krebs Replacement photo: Robert Hurst Second replacement photo: Naval History and Heritage Command Photo added 28 April 2020

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