Allied Warships
USS Partridge (AM 16)
Minesweeper of the Lapwing class
USS Partridge later in the war, while serving as a tug
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Lapwing |
| Pennant | AM 16 |
| Built by | Chester Shipbuilding Co. (Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 14 May 1918 |
| Launched | 15 Oct 1918 |
| Commissioned | 17 Jun 1919 |
| Lost | 11 Jun 1944 |
| Loss position | 49° 30'N, 0° 50'E |
| History | Reclassified ocean tug AT-138 on 1 June 1942 USS Partridge (Lt. James Carlton Wilson White, USNR) was torpedoed by German motor torpedo boats off Normandy in position 49°30'N, 00°50'E at 0200 hours on 11 June 1944, she sank some 35 minutes later. |
Commands listed for USS Partridge (AM 16)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Samuel Emmer Kenney, USN | 30 Jun 1939 | 14 Jan 1943 |
| 2 | Rodney Frederick Snipes, USN | 14 Jan 1943 | 6 Jan 1944 |
| 3 | Adnah Neyhart Caldin, USN | 6 Jan 1944 | 10 Jun 1944 |
| 4 | James Carlton Wilson White, USNR | 10 Jun 1944 | 11 Jun 1944 |
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Notable events involving Partridge include:
23 May 1942
USS R-12 (Lt. E.E. Shelby, USN) participated in A/S exercises of St. Thomas together with USS Davis (Lt.Cdr. M.R. Peterson, USN) and USS Partridge (Lt.Cdr. S.E. Kenney, USN).