AM-1 Lapwing Class
AM-2 Owl
The Lapwing Class minesweepers were also used in a variety
of other duties, while still designated as minesweeper:
A = Seaplane Tender
G = Gunboat
L = Lightship
S = Submarine Tender
| Name | FY | Laid Down | Launched | Com. | Decom. | Stricken | Yard | ||||
| AM | 1 | Lapwing | 25.10.1917 | 14.03.1918 | 12.06.1918 01.09.1932 |
11.04.1922 22.01.1936 |
- | ToBr | A | -> AVP-1 | |
| AM | 2 | Owl | 25.10.1917 | 04.03.1918 | 11.07.1918 | 01.06.1942 | - | ToBr | -> ATO-137 | ||
| AM | 3 | Robin | 04.03.1918 | 17.06.1918 | 29.08.1918 | 01.06.1942 | - | ToBr | -> ATO-140 | ||
| AM | 4 | Swallow | 18.03.1918 | 04.07.1918 | 08.10.1918 | 19.02.1938 | 05.05.1938 | ToBr | grounded 19.02.1938 | ||
| AM | 5 | Tanager | 28.09.1917 | 02.03.1918 | 28.06.1918 | 04.05.1942 | 08.05.1942 | SISB | sunk 4.5.1942 | ||
| AM | 6 | Cardinal | 29.03.1918 | 23.08.1918 | 06.06.1923 | ? | SISB | L | grounded 06.06.1923 | ||
| AM | 7 | Oriole | 06.03.1918 | 03.07.1918 | 05.11.1918 02.05.1938 |
03.05.1922 01.06.1942 |
- | SISB | -> ATO-136 | ||
| AM | 8 | Curlew | ? | 29.08.1918 | 07.01.1919 | 28.02.1926 | ? | SISB | grounded 15.12.1925 | ||
| AM | 9 | Finch | ? | 30.03.1918 | 10.09.1918 | 10.04.1942 | 08.05.1942 | Sta | sunk 10.4.1942 / -> jap. W103 | ||
| AM | 10 | Heron | ? | 18.05.1918 | 30.10.1918 18.12.1924 |
06.04.1922 27.01.1936 |
- | Sta | A | -> AVP-2 | |
| AM | 11 | Condor | ? | - | - | - | cancelled 1918 | ||||
| AM | 12 | Plover | ? | - | - | - | cancelled 1918 | ||||
| AM | 13 | Turkey | 19.08.1917 | 30.04.1918 | 13.12.1918 | 01.06.1942 | - | Che | -> ATO-143 | ||
| AM | 14 | Woodcock | 19.10.1917 | 12.05.1918 | 19.02.1919 21.02.1924 |
05.05.1922 01.06.1942 |
- | Che | G | -> ATO-145 | |
| AM | 15 | Quail | 14.05.1918 | 06.10.1918 | 29.04.1919 | 05.05.1942 | ? | Che | scuttled 05.05.1942 | ||
| AM | 16 | Partridge | 14.05.1918 | 15.10.1918 | 17.06.1919 | 01.06.1942 | - | Che | -> ATO-138 | ||
| AM | 17 | Eider | ? | 27.05.1918 | 23.01.1919 | 18.04.1922 | - | PuJo | -> YNg-20 | ||
| AM | 18 | Thrush | 27.05.1918 | 15.09.1918 | 25.04.1919 31.10.1935 |
03.04.1922 22.01.1936 |
- | PuJo | A | -> AVP-3 | |
| AM | 19 | Avocet | ? | 09.03.1918 | 17.09.1918 08.09.1925 |
03.04.1922 22.01.1936 |
- | Bal | A | -> AVP-4 | |
| AM | 20 | Bobolink | ? | 15.06.1918 | 28.01.1919 | 01.06.1942 | - | Bal | -> ATO-131 | ||
| AM | 21 | Lark | 11.03.1918 | 06.08.1918 | 12.04.1919 | 01.03.1944 | - | Bal | -> ATO-168 | ||
| AM | 22 | Widgeon | 08.10.1917 | 05.05.1918 | 27.07.1918 05.03.1923 |
15.04.1922 12.09.1929 |
? | Sun | S | -> ASR-1 | |
| AM | 23 | Teal | 08.10.1917 | 25.05.1918 | 20.08.1918 | 22.01.1936 | - | Sun | A | -> AVP-5 | |
| AM | 24 | Brant | ? | 20.05.1918 | 06.09.1918 | 01.06.1942 | - | Sun | L | -> ATO-132 -> ARS-32 | |
| AM | 25 | Kingfisher | ? | 30.03.1918 | 27.05.1918 | 01.06.1942 | - | PuNYd | -> ATO-135 | ||
| AM | 26 | Rail | 15.12.1917 | 25.04.1918 | 05.06.1918 | 15.05.1944 | - | PuNYd | -> ATO-139 | ||
| AM | 27 | Pelican | 10.11.1917 | 12.06.1918 | 10.10.1918 17.08.1922 |
03.05.1922 22.01.1936 |
- | GEP | A | -> AVP-6 | |
| AM | 28 | Falcon | ? | 07.09.1918 | 12.11.1918 | 12.09.1929 | - | GEP | LS | -> ASR-2 | |
| AM | 29 | Osprey | 14.11.1917 | 14.11.1918 | 07.01.1919 | 12.12.1920 | - | GEP | -> USCGS Pioneer -> ARS-2 Crusader | ||
| AM | 30 | Seagull | 15.06.1918 | 24.12.1918 | 07.03.1919 | 01.06.1942 | - | GEP | -> ATO-141 | ||
| AM | 31 | Tern | 07.09.1918 | 22.03.1919 | 17.05.1919 | 01.06.1942 | - | GEP | -> ATO-142 | ||
| AM | 32 | Flamingo | 18.10.1917 | 24.08.1918 | 12.02.1919 | 05.05.1922 | - | NJDT | -> USCGS Guide-> ARS-1 Viking | ||
| AM | 33 | Penguin | 17.11.1917 | 12.06.1918 | 21.11.1918 | 08.12.1941 | ? | NJDT | G | sunk 08.12.1941 | |
| AM | 34 | Swan | 10.12.1917 | 04.07.1918 | 31.01.1919 | 22.01.1936 | - | Ala | A | -> AVP-7 | |
| AM | 35 | Whippoorwill | 12.12.1917 | 04.07.1918 | 01.04.1919 | 01.03.1944 | - | Ala | -> ATO-169 | ||
| AM | 36 | Bittern | ? | 15.02.1919 | 28.05.1919 | 10.12.1941 | ? | Ala | scuttled 10.12.1941 | ||
| AM | 37 | Sanderling | 27.05.1918 | 02.09.1918 | 04.12.1918 | 02.05.1922 | 26.06.1937 | ToBr | sunk 26.06.1937 | ||
| AM | 38 | Auk | 20.06.1918 | 28.09.1918 | 31.01.1919 | 07.04.1922 | - | ToBr | -> USCGS Discoverer -> ARS-3 Discoverer | ||
| AM | 39 | Chewink | ? | 21.12.1918 | 09.04.1919 | 12.09.1929 | - | ToBr | S | -> ASR-3 | |
| AM | 40 | Comorant | ? | 05.02.1919 | 15.05.1919 | 01.06.1942 | - | ToBr | -> ATO-133 | ||
| AM | 41 | Gannet | 01.10.1918 | 19.03.1919 | 10.07.1919 | 22.01.1936 | - | ToBr | A | -> AVP-8 | |
| AM | 42 | Goshawk | - | - | - | - | - | - | cancelled 1918 | ||
| AM | 43 | Grebe | ? | 17.12.1918 | 01.05.1919 | 01.06.1942 | - | SISB | -> ATO-134 | ||
| AM | 44 | Mallard | 25.05.1918 | 17.12.1918 | 25.06.1919 | 12.09.1929 | - | SISB | S | -> ASR-4 | |
| AM | 45 | Ortolan | 09.07.1918 | 30.01.1919 | 17.09.1919 | 12.09.1929 | - | SISB | S | -> ASR-5 | |
| AM | 46 | Peacock | 31.08.1918 | 08.04.1919 | 27.12.1919 | 24.08.1940 | 22.04.1941 | SISB | collision 24.08.1940 | ||
| AM | 47 | Pigeon | ? | 29.01.1919 | 15.07.1919 | 12.09.1929 | - | Bal | GS | -> ASR-6 | |
| AM | 48 | Redwing | 06.08.1918 | 07.06.1919 | 17.10.1919 | 14.04.1922 | - | Bal | -> USCG -> ARS-4 | ||
| AM | 49 | Raven | - | - | - | - | - | cancelled 1918 | |||
| AM | 50 | Shrike | - | - | - | - | - | cancelled 1918 | |||
| AM | 51 | Sandpiper | 15.11.1918 | 28.04.1919 | 09.10.1919 | 22.01.1936 | - | PhNYd | A | -> AVP-9 | |
| AM | 52 | Vireo | 20.11.1918 | 26.05.1919 | 16.10.1919 | 01.06.1942 | - | PhNYd | -> ATO-144 | ||
| AM | 53 | Warbler | 24.04.1919 | 30.07.1919 | 22.12.1919 | 13.09.1941 | - | PhNYd | -> ARS-11 | ||
| AM | 54 | Willet | 19.05.1919 | 11.09.1919 | 29.01.1920 | 13.09.1941 | - | PhNYd | -> ARS-12 | ||
Related classes and conversions:
AM-1 Lapwing Class
- ARS-1 Viking Class
- ASR-1 Widgeon Class
- ATO-131 Bobolink Class
- AVP-1 Lapwing Class
- YNg-20 Class