| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Raven |
| Pennant | AM 56 |
| Built by | Norfolk Navy Yard (Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Sep 1938 |
| Laid down | 28 Jun 1939 |
| Launched | 24 Aug 1940 |
| Commissioned | 16 Nov 1940 |
| Lost | 5 Jun 1944 |
| Loss position | 50° 12'N, 1° 20'W |
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| History | Sunk after striking a mine in the English Channel in position 50º12'N, 01º20'W while enroute to Normandy invasion beaches 6 of the crew were lost and the survivors are rescued by USS Chickadee which include Lieutenant Charles Henry Swimm, USNR. |
The American minesweeper USS Osprey (AM 56) lost on 5 Jun 1944 in position 50° 12'N, 1° 20'W.Commands listed for USS Osprey (AM 56)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Cecil Llewellyn Blackwell, USN | 16 Nov 1940 | (1) | |
| 2 | Charles Henry Swimm, USNR | 15 Jan 1943 | 5 Jun 1944 | |
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Notable events involving Osprey include:
23 Mar 1942
USS Ospray picks up a survivors from the American tanker Naeco with gunfire. The Neaco was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-124 about 65 nautical miles south-east of Cape Lookout, North Carolina in position 33°59'N, 76°40'W.