Lapwing-class minesweeper
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 USS Lapwing (AM-1) and other ships of the squadron anchored in the Hudson River, off New York City | |
| Class overview | |
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| Operators: |  United States Navy |
| Succeeded by: | Raven-class minesweeper |
| Built: | 1917–1919 |
In commission: | 1918–1953 |
| Completed: | 7 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 840 long tons (853 t) |
| Length: | 187 ft 10 in (57.25 m) |
| Beam: | 35 ft 5 in (10.80 m) |
| Draft: | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Reciprocating engine |
| Speed: | 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
| Complement: | 75 |
| Armament: | 2 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber guns |
The Lapwing-class minesweeper, often called the Bird class, was an early "AM-type" oceangoing minesweeper of the United States Navy. Seven ships of the class were commissioned during World War I, and served well into the 1950s. A number were refitted to serve as ocean-going tugs, salvage vessels, seaplane tenders, or submarine rescue ships.
External links
Media related to Lapwing class minesweepers at Wikimedia Commons- USN Ships
- Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940–1945
Media related to Lapwing class minesweepers at Wikimedia CommonsLapwing-class minesweepers | |
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| United States Navy (minesweepers) |
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| United States Navy (rescue and salvage ships) |
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 United States Coast and Geodetic Survey(survey ships) |
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List of minesweepers of the United States Navy | |
