| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Lapwing |
| Pennant | AVP 8 |
| Built by | Todd Shipyard Corp. (New York, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 1 Oct 1918 |
| Launched | 19 Mar 1919 |
| Commissioned | 10 Jul 1919 |
| Lost | 7 Jun 1942 |
| Loss position | 35.50N, 65.38W (See a map) |
| History | Reclassified as a small seaplane tender AVP-8 on 22 January 1936 At 0420 hours on 7 June 1942 the German submarine U-653 fired one torpedo at the USS Gannet (Lt. Francis Edward Nuessle) under escort by the British armed yacht HMS Sumarr, but the torpedo detonated after 1 minute 40 seconds without damaging the ships. The ships were returning from the fruitless search for the torpedoed merchant Westmoreland which was sunk by U-566 on 1 June. At 0742 hours U-653 attacked again and hit the USS Gannet with one torpedo. She sank within four minutes in position 35º50'N, 65º38'W. Feiler reported a hit at the stern of the yacht after 58 seconds, but a result could not be observed. 22 survivors were rescued by two aicraft from squadron VP-74, which made daring landings in heavy seas and 40 others were picked up by the American high speed minesweeper USS Hamilton. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the USS Gannet |
Commands listed for USS Gannet (AVP 8)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Francis Edward Nuessle, USN | ??? | 7 Jun 1942 |
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