Soviet minesweeper T-118

T-118 was a minesweeper of the Soviet Navy during World War II and the Cold War. She had originally been built as USS Armada (AM-145), an Admirable-class minesweeper, for the United States Navy during World War II, but never saw active service in the U.S. Navy. Upon completion she was transferred to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease as T-118; she was never returned to the United States. T-118 was sunk by U-365 in the Kara Sea in August 1944. Because of the Cold War, the U.S. Navy was unaware of this fate and the vessel remained on the American Naval Vessel Register until she was struck on 1 January 1983.

History
United States
NameUSS Armada (AMc-122)
BuilderTampa Shipbuilding Company
ReclassifiedAM-145, 21 February 1942
Laid down18 October 1942
Launched7 December 1942
Completed16 September 1943
FateTransferred to the USSR, 16 September 1943
ReclassifiedMSF-145, 7 February 1955
Stricken1 January 1983
History
Soviet Union
NameT-118
Acquired16 September 1943
FateTorpedoed and sunk by U-365, 12 August 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeAdmirable-class minesweeper
Displacement650 tons
Length184 ft 6 in (56.24 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draft9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
Propulsion
Speed14.8 knots (27.4 km/h)
Complement104
Armament

Career

Armada was laid down on 18 October 1942 at Tampa, Florida, by the Tampa Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 7 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. B. C. Crawford; and completed on 16 September 1943. She was turned over to the USSR on the day of her completion and was commissioned in the Soviet Navy as T-118. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Kara Sea on 12 August 1944 by German submarine U-365.

Armada was carried on the American Navy List as MSF-145 after 7 February 1955 until 1 January 1983 when her name was struck.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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