Monday, August 23, 2021

USS Swallow (AM-65)

 

USS Swallow, 1944

USS Swallow (AM-65) was an Auk-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was the second U.S. Navy ship named after the swallow. Swallow earned two battle stars for World War II service. She was sunk by a kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa on 22 April 1945. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 2 June 1945.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Swallow_(AM-65)

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