USN · AMc
AfloatCoastal minesweeper, AMc-9, converted from the fishing boat North Star. Placed in service at San Diego on 21 March 1941, Lieutenant (junior grade) Robert W. Costello, USNR, officer in charge. Before dawn on 7 December she swept with Condor off the Pearl Harbor entrance. At 0753 her crew saw the attack on Hickam and fired 236 rounds, with no hits recorded. She was not damaged. She swept Hawaiian waters until 1946.
| Type | Coastal minesweeper (AMc) |
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| Hull | AMc-9 |
| Builder | Watchorn Yacht and Boat Works, San Pedro |
| Fate | Afloat. Coastal minesweeper, the former fishing boat North Star. Placed in service on 21 March 1941. Before dawn on 7 December 1941 she swept with Condor, then fired 236 rounds after 0753 and recorded no hits. She was not damaged. Placed out of service on 15 January 1946, struck on 7 February 1946, and transferred to the Maritime Commission on 25 March 1947. |
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Command
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · sweeping before dawn with Condor; fired 236 rounds after 0753; no hits recorded; not hit
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