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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 240. Not illustrated. Chapters: World War I Minesweepers of Germany, World War I Minesweepers of the United Kingdom, World War I Minesweepers of the United States, Uss Auk, Uss Vireo, Uss Whippoorwill, Uss Viking, Uss Turkey, Uss Swan, Uss Thrush, Uss Rail, Uss Tanager, Uss Grebe, Uss Widgeon, Uss James, Uss Kingfisher, Hms Hazard, Uss Woodcock, Uss Tern, Uss Brant, Uss Lark, Hms Dryad, Uss Oriole, Uss Teal, Uss Ripple, Uss Penguin, Uss Robin, Uss Owl, Dryad Class Torpedo Gunboat, Uss Lapwing, Uss Foam, Uss Sanderling, Uss Bobolink, Uss Seagull, Lithuanian Warship Prezidentas Smetona, Hms Hussar, Hms Halcyon, Hms Harrier, Uss Osprey, Uss Chewink, Uss Pelican, Uss Spray, Uss Montauk, Uss Courtney, Uss Quail, Uss Joseph F. Bellows, Hmas Doomba, Uss Crest, Uss Swallow, Uss Otis W. Douglas, Uss Comber, Uss Sussex, Uss Raymond J. Anderton, Uss G. H. Mcneal, Uss Alaska, Uss George P. Squires, Uss Newark, Hmnzs Wakakura, Uss Pocomoke, Uss Cardinal, Uss S. T. Co. No. 2, Uss Bittern, Dance Class Minesweeper, Uss Gypsum Queen, Castle Class Trawler, Uss W. L. Messick, Uss M. M. Davis, Uss Ranger, Uss Aurora, Uss Tide, Lapwing Class Minesweeper, Uss Pawnee, Uss Warren J. Courtney, Uss George H. Mcneal, Hmt Tr-1, Sms M59. Excerpt: USS Auk (AM-38) was an Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy after World War I for the task of removing mines that had been placed during the war. The first ship to be named Auk by the Navy, Minesweeper No. 38 was laid down on 20 June 1918 at New York City by the Todd Shipyard Corp.; launched on 28 September 1918; sponsored by Miss Nan McArthur Beattie daughter of a Todd Shipyard foremen, and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 31 January 1919, Lt. Gregory Cullen in command. USS Auk (AM-38), between World War I and World War II, was converted into a survey ship for the Coast and Geodetic Survey, ...
