| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Lapwing |
| Pennant | AVP 9 |
| Mod | Seaplane tender |
| Built by | Philadelphia Navy Yard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Nov 1918 |
| Launched | 28 Apr 1919 |
| Commissioned | 9 Oct 1919 |
| End service | 10 Dec 1945 |
| History | Redesignated as a small seaplane tender AVP-9 on 22 January 1936 |
Commands listed for USS Sandpiper (AVP 9)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Paul Lee Dudley, USN | 25 Apr 1939 | 22 Jun 1940 |
| 2 | Lt. Allen Smith, Jr., USN | 22 Jun 1940 | 21 Jun 1941 |
| 3 | Travis Robert Liverett, USN | 21 Jun 1941 | 27 Jul 1942 |
| 4 | Lt. Howard Thomas Ewing Anderson, USN | 27 Jul 1942 | 8 Mar 1943 |
| 5 | Lyle Charles Bradley, USN | 8 Mar 1943 | 16 Nov 1944 |
| 6 | George Robert Moorman, USNR | 16 Nov 1944 | 9 Jun 1945 |
| 7 | Lt. Howard George Dean, USNR | 9 Jun 1945 | 10 Dec 1945 |
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