|
USS ''Peregrine'' (AM-373) was an built for the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. She was named after the peregrine, a swift and powerful falcon. ''Peregrine'' was laid down by the Savannah Machine and Foundry Co., Savannah, Georgia, 24 October 1944; launched 17 February 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Ethel K. Adams; and commissioned 27 September 1945, Comdr. Carl R. Cunningham, Jr. in command. ==East Coast operations == After fitting out at the Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina, and shakedown in Chesapeake Bay, ''Peregrine'' became school ship at the Naval Mine Warfare School, Yorktown, Virginia. From 1945 to 1951 she conducted daily minesweeping operations in Yorktown, Virginia, Charleston, South Carolina, and Norfolk, Virginia, and also conducted tests on anti-roll gear, and other tests of an experimental nature. ''Peregrine'' spent most of the years from 1951 to 1955 operating out of Norfolk with cruises as far south as Balboa, Panama Canal Zone and as far north as Naval Station Argentia, Newfoundland. On 7 February 1955 she became MSF-373. On 9 September 1955 she departed Key West, Florida, for Port Lyautey, North Africa. She operated off Casablanca and called at Gibraltar before sailing for Bermuda and Key West, Florida, arriving at that homeport 8 December. From 1955 to 1960 ''Peregrine'' operated out of Key West, Florida, as far south as Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic, and as far north as New York City. On 24 June ''Peregrine'' departed for special operations near Saint John's harbor, New Brunswick, Canada. ''Peregrine'' departed the Key West, Florida area again 31 July 1961 en route to Argentia returning 5 October. During November 1962, while serving under ComServLant, ''Peregrine'' escorted the technical research ship on patrol off Havana, Cuba, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. During 1963 ''Peregrine'' was involved in a mapping project from Bermuda to Argentia and Halifax, Nova Scotia, during which time she did not see her homeport for five months. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Peregrine (AM-373)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|