Allied Warships

USS Tide (AM 125)

Minesweeper of the Auk class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Minesweeper
Class	Auk
Pennant	AM 125
Built by	Savannah Machinery and Foundry Co. (Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A.)
Ordered	1 Apr 1941
Laid down	16 Mar 1942
Launched	7 Sep 1942
Commissioned	9 May 1943
Lost	7 Jun 1944
Loss position	49° 26'N, 1° 04'W
	The American minesweeper USS Tide (AM 125) lost on 7 Jun 1944 in position 49° 26'N, 1° 04'W.
History	Sunk by a mine off Normandy, France. The wreck lies in 20 meters of water in position 49º26'06"N, 01º03'39"W. 21 died and 91 of the crew were wounded in the sinking; Amongst those killed was the Commanding officer Lt Cmdr Allard Barnwell Heyward USNR and the Executive officer Lt Cmdr George R Crane USNR was wounded.

Commands listed for USS Tide (AM 125)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. Alvin Robinson, USN	9 May 1943	15 Apr 1944 (1)
2	Lt.Cdr. Allard Barnwell Heyward, USN	15 Apr 1944	7 Jun 1944 (+)

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