Raven-class minesweeper

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USS Osprey in 1941
Class overview
NameRaven class
Builders Norfolk Navy Yard
OperatorsFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy
Preceded by Lapwingclass
Succeeded by Aukclass
In commission11 November 1940 - 31 May 1946
Completed2
Lost1
Retired1
General characteristics
Type Minesweeper
Displacement
Length220 ft 6 in (67.21 m)
Beam32 ft 2 in (9.80 m)
Draft9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement105 officers and men
Armament

The Raven class was a class of two World War II-era U.S. Navy minesweepers. They were succeeded by the Aukclass which were based on the Ravens but had diesel-electric rather than diesel propulsion. [1]

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Ships

Ship nameHull numberDate 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

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References

  1. ↑ Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. Conway Maritime Press. 2001. p. 150. ISBN   0851771467.
  2. 1 2 "Raven class". Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-05-15.


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