USS Meadowlark

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USS Meadowlark (AMS-196), c. 1961, transiting the Panama Canal.
History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameMeadowlark
Namesake Meadowlark
Builder Broward Marine, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Laid down18 May 1953
Launched28 August 1954
Commissioned14 May 1955
ReclassifiedCoastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955
Stricken1 May 1976
Identification
FateTransferred to Indonesia, 1971
Flag of Indonesia.svgIndonesia
NamePulau Alau
Acquired1971
IdentificationHull symbol: M-717
FateSold for scrap, 1 September 1976
General characteristics [1]
Class and type Bluebird-class minesweeper
Displacement362 long tons (368 t)
Length144 ft 3 in (43.97 m)
Beam27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
Draft12 ft (3.7 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × screws
Speed13.6  kn (25.2 km/h; 15.7 mph)
Complement40
Armament

USS Meadowlark (AMS/MSC-196) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for clearing coastal minefields.

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Construction

Meadowlark was laid down on 18 May 1953, as AMS-196, by Broward Marine, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida; launched on 28 August 1954, sponsored by Mrs. Thomas E. Sheridan; reclassified MSC-196 on 7 February 1955; and commissioned on 10 May 1955. [2]

East Coast operations

Meadowlark conducted shakedown training out of Charleston, South Carolina. This remained her home port into 1969, except for a period commencing February 1956, when assigned to the Naval Mine Warfare School, Yorktown, Virginia. She conducted operations from Nova Scotia to the Panama Canal Zone, and in January 1967, visited Curaçao, Netherlands West Indies. With Mine Squadron 42 she twice participated in joint exercises with the Royal Canadian Navy the first time off Nova Scotia in July 1958, and again in June 1963, along the Florida coast. [2]

Military awards and honors

An eager competitor in fleet exercises and battle problems, Meadowlark was recognized for her operational readiness. From 1962, she won five consecutive Battle Efficiency "E" Awards and accumulated an equal number of awards for excellence in mine counter measures. [2]

Decommissioning

Meadowlark was transferred to Indonesia in 1971, and renamed Pulau Alau (M-717); struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 May 1976; and, sold, 1 September 1976. Fate: unknown. [1]

Notes

    Citations
    1. 1 2 Navsource.
    2. 1 2 3 DANFS 2015.

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