The USS Chewink was originally AM-39, which is Navy classification for minesweepers. In 1929 it was overhauled and became ASR-3, Navy classification for submarine rescue ship.
A chewink is a bird species also known as towhee.
Both U.S. Navy mineweepers and submarine rescue ships are named after birds.
Now, You're Up On Your Navy Classifications. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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