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USS Pelican (AMS-32)
USS ''Pelican'' (MSC(O)-32/AMS-32/YMS-441) was a acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent ships from passing. History ''Pelican'' was laid down as ''YMS-441'' on 27 November 1943 by Robert Jacob Inc. of City Island, New York; launched 13 November 1944; and commissioned 21 February 1945. After shakedown on the east coast, ''YMS-441'' sailed for the Pacific 10 April, finally arriving at Okinawa in August. While there, she participated in minesweeping exercises and in several minesweeping operations with the U.S. 3rd Fleet. Returning to the United States in February 1946, ''YMS-441'' operated along the California coast until November, when she sailed to Guam. Arriving in Guam in January 1947, ''YMS-441'' swept for mines in the Caroline and Marshall islands. While at Guam, ''YMS-441'' was named USS ''Pelican'' and classified AMS-32 on 18 February. Sailing for Pearl Harbor in late September, ''Pelican'' arrived in Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Jacob Shipyard
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
