Georgetown, a 410-ton trawler, was built in 1928 at Bath, Maine, for civilian employment. She was acquired by the U.S. Navy in September 1940, converted to a minesweeper and commissioned as USS Linnet (AM-76) in March 1941. Initially stationed at the Mine Warfare School, Yorktown, Virginia, she was sent to the South Atlantic in the spring of 1942. Linnet served at Recife, Brazil, until February 1944, when she returned to the U.S. She was reclassified IX-166 in April 1944 in anticipation of conversion to a small cargo ship. However, this work was not done, and she decommissioned in December 1944. USS Linnet was turned over to the War Shipping Administration in July 1945. She later became the civilian vessel Cambridge.
This page features our only view of the trawler Georgetown, later USS Linnet (AM-76 & IX-166).
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Page made 3 February 2001