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USS Lorikeet -LRB- AMc-49 -RRB- was an Accentor-class coastal 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 .. coastal minesweeper. coastal minesweeper. U.S. Navy. U.S. Navy. The first ship to be named Lorikeet by the Navy was laid down by Greenport Basin and Construction Company , Greenport , Long Island , New York , 28 February 1941 ; launched 19 April ; sponsored by Miss Mildred Howard ; and commissioned 8 August 1941 , Ens. Lawrence G. Fitzsimons in command .. Greenport Basin and Construction Company. Greenport Basin and Construction Company. Greenport. Greenport, Suffolk County, New York. Attached to the Inshore Patrol , Lorikeet was based at Staten Island for sweeping operations to keep vital New York Harbor free from the menace of enemy mines .. Staten Island. Staten Island. New York Harbor. New York Harbor. In November 1944 she was transferred to the 1st Naval District and swept the sealanes approaching Boston , Massachusetts .. 1st Naval District. 1st Naval District. As World War II closed , she arrived Charleston , South Carolina , 8 August 1945 .. World War II. World War II. Lorikeet decommissioned there 14 December , was struck from the Navy list 8 January 1946 , and was turned over to the Maritime Commission .. Navy list. Navy list. Maritime Commission. Maritime Commission. She was sold to Karl H. Anderson of Atlantic Beach , Florida , 31 July 1947 and was subsequently sold to Nassau Fertilizer & Oil Co. , Inc. , Fernandina , Florida .