▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁In vas ion ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁USS ▁P int ail ▁( AM c - 1 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁coast al ▁mines we eper ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁for ▁the ▁dangerous ▁task ▁of ▁removing ▁mines ▁from ▁mine fields ▁laid ▁in ▁the ▁water ▁to ▁prevent ▁ships ▁from ▁passing . ▁ ▁P int ail , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁as ▁Three ▁Star ▁by ▁the ▁Kru se ▁and ▁B anks ▁Sh ip building ▁Co ., ▁North ▁B end , ▁Oregon , ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁Mar itime ▁Commission ▁from ▁the ▁Mac Ph ister ▁Van ▁Camp ▁C anning ▁Co ., ▁San ▁Pedro , ▁California , ▁and ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Navy ▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 0 ; ▁renamed ▁P int ail ▁( AM c – 1 7 ), ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 0 ; ▁converted ▁by ▁the ▁Western ▁Bo at ▁Building ▁Co ., ▁Ta com a , ▁Washington ; ▁and ▁placed ▁in ▁service ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁service ▁▁▁ ▁As ▁P int ail , ▁the ▁former ▁pur se - se iner . ▁operated ▁as ▁a ▁coast al ▁mines we eper ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁Naval ▁District . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁de activ ation ▁▁ ▁P int ail ▁was ▁placed ▁out ▁of ▁service ▁and ▁struck ▁from ▁the ▁Navy ▁List ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁red el iver ed ▁to ▁the