 USS Limpkin (AMc-48)

USS Limpkin (AMc-48) was an "Accentor"-class coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for clearing coastal minefields.The first ship to be named "Limpkin" by the Navy, "AMc-48" was laid down 24 February 1941 by Greenport Basin and Construction Company, Long Island, New York; launched 5 April 1941; sponsored by Miss Elsie Thornhill; and placed in service 8 August 1941.