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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
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 Template:Sclass- 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. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ^ a b "Raven class".