USS Finch (AM-9)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Finch |
| Builder | Standard Shipbuilding Co., New York |
| Launched | 30 March 1918 |
| Commissioned |
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| Reclassified | AM-9, 17 July 1920 |
| Stricken | 8 May 1942 |
| Honours and awards | 1 battle star (World War II) |
| Fate | damaged by Japanese bomb, 10 April 1942 |
| Notes | salvaged by Japanese |
| Japan | |
| Name | Patrol Boat No. 103 (Dai-103-Gō shōkaitei) |
| Acquired | 8 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 1 April 1943 |
| Fate | Sunk by United States bombs, 12 January 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Lapwing-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 950 long tons (965 t) |
| Length | 187 ft 10 in (57.25 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 78 |
| Armament | 2 × 3 in (76 mm) guns |
USS Finch (AM-9) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. During World War II, Finch was sunk and later salvaged by the Japanese and commissioned as Patrol Boat No. 103.
Finch was named for the finch, and is strictly speaking the only U.S. vessel named for such.