Allied Warships
USS Partridge (AM 16)
Minesweeper of the Lapwing class
USS Partridge later in the war, while serving as a tug
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Lapwing |
| Pennant | AM 16 |
| Built by | Chester Shipbuilding Co. (Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 14 May, 1918 |
| Launched | 15 Oct, 1918 |
| Commissioned | 17 Jun, 1919 |
| Lost | 11 Jun, 1944 |
| Loss position | 49.30N, 00.50N (See a map) |
| History | Reclassified ocean tug AT-138 on 1 June 1942 Reclassified ocean tug old ATO-138 on 15 May 1944 Torpedoed by German motor torpedo boats off Normandy in position 49º30'N, 00º50'N at 0200 hours on 11 June 1944, she sank some 35 minutes later. At this website (offsite link, .pdf file) some side scan sonar data of the wreck can be found. |