Ship Details
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Registry #1	221906 (US)	Registry #2	AMc-4 (US Navy)	Registry #3	AM.79 (US Navy)
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1919	Eckmuhl	Name 6
Name 2	1920c	Penobscot	Name 7
Name 3	1940	AMc-4 (U.S.S.)	Name 8
Name 4	1940	Goshawk (U.S.S.)	Name 9
Name 5	1946	Bering Sea (IV)	Name 10

 

Year Built	1919	Place	Savannah	Area	GA	Country	USA

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	150' x 25' x 10.3'
Builder	Foundation Co.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	411	Type 1	Fishboat, trawler
Registered Tonnage		Type 2	Minesweeper (coastal)
Engine	steam engine	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds	In 1940 she was rebuilt as a coastal minesweeper.	Call Sign
Pendant  #	AMc-4; AM.79; IX.195	Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1919 she was owned by the French Navy. In 1920-1940 she was owned by W.F. Henningsen, Seattle WA USA. In 1940-1945 she was owned by the United States Navy. In 1946 she was owned by the United States Maritime Commission. In 1946 she was owned by Alvin t. Davies, Tacoma WA USA.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Merchant Vessels of the United States (1935);
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