USS Peacock (AM-46)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Peacock.

USS Peacock (AM-46) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War I.

USS Peacock (AM-46)

History
United States
Namesake	Male Indian peafowl (peacock)
Builder	Staten Island Shipbuilding Company, Staten Island, New York City
Laid down	31 August 1918
Launched	8 April 1919
Sponsored by	Miss A.M. Danner
Commissioned	27 December 1919
Decommissioned	14 February 1920
Stricken	22 April 1941
Fate	Sunk after collision, 24 August 1940
General characteristics
Class and type	Lapwing-class minesweeper
Displacement	840 long tons (853 t)
Length	187 ft 10 in (57.25 m)
Beam	35 ft 5 in (10.80 m)
Draft	8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
Propulsion	Triple expansion reciprocating steam engine 2 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers 1 shaft
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	85 officers and enlisted
Armament	2 × 3"/50 caliber guns

Peacock was laid down on 31 August 1918 by Staten Island Shipbuilding Company of Staten Island, New York; launched on 8 April 1919; sponsored by Miss A.M. Danner; and commissioned on 27 December 1919.

After fitting out, Peacock remained at her berth at the New York Navy Yard until decommissioned 14 February 1920 and loaned to the Shipping Board on the same date. Converted to a salvage tug, Peacock served under charter to the Shipping Board and various commercial activities until 24 August 1940 when she collided with the Norwegian merchantman SS Hindanger off Cartagena, Colombia, and sank. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 22 April 1941.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

• Photo gallery of Peacock at NavSource Naval History