Allied Warships

USS Finch (AM 9)

Minesweeper of the Lapwing class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Minesweeper
Class	Lapwing
Pennant	AM 9
Built by	Standard Shipbuilding Co. (New York, New York, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	22 Aug 1917
Launched	30 Mar 1918
Commissioned	10 Sep 1918
Lost	10 Apr 1942
Loss position	14° 22'N, 120° 35'E

History	USS Finch (Lt. Thurlow Weed Davison) was damaged by Japanese aircraft off Luzon, Phillippine Islands 9 April 1942. Abandoned by her crew the next day and allowed to sink in position 14º22'N, 120º35'E. She was salvaged by the Japanese and served in the Imperial Japanese Navy as IJN W 103, sunk off Indo-China on 12 January 1945 by American carrier aircraft.

Commands listed for USS Finch (AM 9)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt. Thurlow Weed Davison, USN	9 Jul 1939	10 Apr 1942

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