Raven-class minesweeper

USS Osprey in 1941
Class overview
Name	Raven class
Builders	Norfolk Navy Yard
Operators	United States Navy
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	810  tons 1,040  tons full load
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	Raven: 1 × 3-inch/50 caliber gun 2 × 40 mm AA guns Osprey: 2 × 3-inch/50 caliber guns

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]

Ships

Ship name	Hull number	Date removed from Naval Vessel Register	Fate
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

References

1. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. Conway Maritime Press. 2001. p. 150. ISBN   0851771467.
2. "Raven class". Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2007.

External links

• Minesweeper (AM)- Minesweeper, Steel hulled (MSF)- Minesweeper, Ocean (MSO) - British Minesweepers (BAM) - Index