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Raven-class minesweeper

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USS Osprey in 1941
Class overview
NameRaven class
BuildersNorfolk Navy Yard
Operators United States Navy
Preceded byTemplate:Sclass-
Succeeded byTemplate:Sclass-
In commission11 November 1940 - 31 May 1946
Completed2
Lost1
Retired1
General characteristics
TypeMinesweeper
Displacementlist error: <br /> list (help)
810 tons
1,040 tons full load
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
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Raven:
1 × 3-inch/50 caliber gun
1 × 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 Template:Sclass- which were based on the Ravens.