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USS Sanderling (AMCU-49)
USS ''Sanderling'' (AMS-35/AMCU-49/MHC-49/YMS-446/PCS-1393) was the lead ship of YMS-446 class minesweeper, her subclass of s built for the United States Navy during World War II. History ''Sanderling'' was laid down as ''PCS-1393'' on 22 May 1943 by Robert Jacob Shipyard, Robert Jacob Inc. of City Island, Bronx, City Island, New York; launched on 26 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Joseph K. Harvey; and commissioned on 9 June 1944. Initially assigned to the 3rd Naval District, ''YMS-446'' operated in the Staten Island, New York area until 23 July 1945 when she got underway for California. She arrived at Newport Beach, California, on 22 August; and, in September, was routed farther west. From 25 September to 11 October, she conducted exercises out of Pearl Harbor; then continued on across the Pacific Ocean, Pacific. On 2 November, she arrived at Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan; and, for the remainder of the year, cleared shipping lanes to that northern Kyūshū manufacturing po ... [...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] |
