USS Sandpiper

Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Sandpiper, after the sandpiper, a shore bird related to the plovers and snipes.

USS Sandpiper (AM-51) laid down on 15 November 1918 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
USS Sandpiper (MHC-38) laid down as LCI(L)-1008 on 29 April 1944 by the Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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