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Firecrest (AMc 33)

Call sign:
Nan - Able - Dog - Oboe

Coastal Minesweeper:

The first Firecrest was built in 1937 as S. G. Giuseppe by Trigoning and Carlson Boatbuilders, Wilmington, CA

Acquired by the Navy 14 November 1940 from M. B. Guiseppe of San Pedro, CA

Converted to a Coastal Minesweeper at the Campbell Machine Co. of San Diego, CA

Placed in service as USS Firecrest (AMc 33), 4 April 1941

Placed out of service 18 September 1944

Struck from the Naval Register 14 October 1944

Transferred to the War Shipping Administration 3 April 1945

Acquired in 1945 by Antonio D'Ambra of San Pedro, CA for use as a fishing boat and renamed S. G. Giuseppe

Acquired in 1951 by Giro G. DiMeglio of San Pedro

Acquired in 1959 by S. G. Guiseppe Fishing, Inc. of San Pedro

Acquired in 1973 by Arcangelo Savasta of San Pedro and renamed Gianni Boy

Out of documentation in 1985

Fate unknown.

Specifications:

Displacement 170 t.

Length 76' 6"

Beam 21' 5"

Draft 4' 5"

Speed 9 kts.

Complement 17

Armament: Two .50 cal. machine guns and four rifles

Propulsion: One diesel engine, one shaft.

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	34k	Namesake: *Firecrest* - A small European kinglet		Tommy Trampp

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