USS ''Cockatoo'' was a coastal

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, built in 1936 as ''Vashon'' by the

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, which was acquired by the

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on 23 October 1940 and commissioned as USS ''Cockatoo'' (AMc-8), on 25 April 1941. ''Cockatoo'' was placed in service on 25 April 1941 and operated in the

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from

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where she was undamaged during the

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throughout World War II. She was transferred to the

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for disposal on 23 September 1946.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cockatoo (AMc-8) Merchant ships of the United States Ships built in Seattle 1936 ships Ships present during the attack on Pearl Harbor Minesweepers of the United States Navy World War II minesweepers of the United States