Allied Warships

USS Nuthatch (AM 60)

Minesweeper of the Auk class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAuk 
PennantAM 60 
Built byDefoe Boat and Marine Works. (Bay City, Michigan, U.S.A.) 
Ordered5 Nov 1940 
Laid down22 May 1941 
Launched16 Sep 1942 
Commissioned19 Nov 1942 
End service3 Jun 1946 
History

Decommissioned 3 June 1946 at San Diego California
Struck from the Naval Register 1 December 1966 and sunk as a target.

 

Commands listed for USS Nuthatch (AM 60)

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CommanderFromTo
1Denis Donald Humphreys, USNR19 Nov 19426 Apr 1943
2Charles Rea Millett, USNR6 Apr 19433 Mar 1944
3Lt. Cmdr. Robert A. L. Ellis, USNR3 Mar 194413 Aug 1945
4Joseph William Meiere, USNR13 Aug 194512 Sep 1945

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