Adroit-class minesweeper

Class overview
Built: 19411942
In commission: 19411946
Completed: 18
General characteristics
Displacement: 295 tons
Length: 173 ft 8 in (52.93 m)
Beam: 23 ft (7.0 m)
Draft: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Propulsion:
Speed: 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement: 65
Armament:

The Adroit class minesweepers were a class of United States Navy PC-461-class submarine chasers completed as minesweepers. However, they were considered unsatisfactory in this role, and were all were eventually converted back into submarine chasers.[1]

Adroit class minesweepers

References

  1. "The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Adroit Class, U.S. Fleet Minesweepers". pwencycl.kgbudge.com. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
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