USS ''Redwing'' (AMS/MSC-200) was a in the
United States Navy.
Construction
''Redwing'' was laid down 1 July 1953, by
Tampa Marine Company,
Tampa, Florida; launched 29 April 1954, as AMS-200; sponsored by Mrs. Courtney W. Campbell, wife of
US Representative Campbell of Florida; and commissioned 7 January 1955.
East Coast Assignment
Assigned to the
Atlantic Fleet, ''Redwing'' arrived
Charleston, South Carolina
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, 23 January 1955. Reclassified a coastal minesweeper, MSC-200 on 7 February, she underwent
shakedown
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out of
Key West
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, Florida, commencing 3 March. Returning via
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, to search for downed aircraft, she arrived Charleston, 20 April, and commenced
minesweeping operations with various units of the Fleet.
''Redwing'' arrived
Panama City, Florida, 5 July, and provided services to the
Mine Defense Laboratory through 9 September. She then joined for special development operations at Key West, before returning to Charleston, 22 September. ''Redwing'' continued to operate out of Charleston, until January 1957, participating in minesweeping and
amphibious training exercises as far south as
Guantánamo Bay
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, Cuba, and
Vieques, Puerto Rico.
She departed Charleston, 16 January, to provide services for the
Naval Mine Warfare School at
Yorktown, Virginia, and to operate under the Amphibious Training Command,
Little Creek, Virginia. She then conducted surveys in
Boston Channel, beginning 3 October, followed by exercises along the
New Jersey coast in January 1958.
Departing
New York
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, 25 February, for exercises as far south as Key West, she returned to
Boston, Massachusetts, 21 March, and for the next year provided services for the Destroyer Development Group in
Narragansett Bay.
Decommissioning
''Redwing'' departed Boston, 26 February 1959, en route
Norfolk, Virginia
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, for overhaul in preparation for transfer to Spain. Decommissioned at Norfolk 16 June 1959, she was struck from the
Navy List and transferred to the
Spanish Navy as ''Sil'' (M-29) effective 18 June 1959.
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Bibliography
Online resources
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External links
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships*
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Bluebird-class minesweepers
Ships built in Tampa, Florida
1954 ships
Cold War minesweepers of the United States
Minesweepers of the Spanish Navy
Adjutant-class minesweepers