Raven-class minesweeper
The Raven class was a class of two World War II-era U.S. Navy minesweepers. They were succeeded by the Auk class which were based on the Ravens but had diesel-electric rather than diesel propulsion.[1]
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Class overview | |
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Name | Raven class |
Builders | Norfolk Navy Yard |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Lapwing class |
Succeeded by | Auk class |
In commission | 11 November 1940 - 31 May 1946 |
Completed | 2 |
Lost | 1 |
Retired | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Minesweeper |
Displacement | |
Length | 220 ft 6 in (67.21 m) |
Beam | 32 ft 2 in (9.80 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
Complement | 105 officers and men |
Armament |
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Ships
Ship name | Hull number | Date removed from Naval Vessel Register | Fate |
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USS Raven[2] | AM-55 | 1 May 1967 | Sunk as a target off the coast of southern California, 1967 |
USS Osprey[2] | AM-56 | 22 August 1944 | Struck a mine and sank, 5 June 1944 |
External links
References
- Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. Conway Maritime Press. 2001. p. 150. ISBN 0851771467.
- "Raven class". Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
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