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U.S.S. SANDPIPER
(AVP-9)Click to view crew list
AVP-9 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| NOV | 1918 | - | Keel Date: 15 NOV 1918 at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | ||
| APR | 1919 | - | Launch Date: 28 APR 1919 | ||
| OCT | 1919 | - | Commissioned: 9 OCT 1919 | ||
| DEC | 1945 | - | Decommissioned: 10 DEC 1945 | ||
AVP-9 General Specifications
Class: Lapwing-class minesweeper
Complement: 78 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 840 tons
Length: 187 feet 10 inches
Beam: 35 feet 6 inches
Draft: 10 feet 4 in
Final Disposition: Transferred to Maritime Commission 12 October 1946