USS Pelican (AM-27)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Pelican |
| Builder | Gas Engine and Power Co., Morris Heights, New York |
| Laid down | 10 November 1917 |
| Launched | 12 June 1918 |
| Commissioned | 10 October 1918, as Minesweeper No.27 |
| Decommissioned | 30 November 1945 |
| Reclassified |
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| Stricken | 19 December 1945 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, November 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Lapwing-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 840 long tons (853 t) |
| Length | 187 ft 10 in (57.25 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft 5 in (10.80 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 85 |
| Armament | 2 × 3 in (76 mm) guns |
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USS Pelican (AM-27/AVP-6) was an Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
Pelican was laid down 10 November 1917 at Gas Engine and Power Co., Morris Heights, New York; launched 12 June 1918; sponsored by Miss E. B. Patterson; and commissioned 10 October 1918.
Some career highlights include helping to clean up the North Sea Mine Barrage in 1919;the ship was severely damaged in that operation. After being repaired, the ship was operated in the Pacific in the interwar period. Finally, the ship was used in operations in the North Atlantic during World War II.