Adroit-class minesweeper

Class overview
Built	1941–1942
In commission	1941–1946
Completed	18
General characteristics
Displacement	295 tons
Length	173 ft 8 in (52.93 m)
Beam	23 ft (7.0 m)
Draft	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Propulsion	2 × 1,770 bhp (1,320 kW) Cooper Bessemer GNB8 diesel engines; or; 2 × 1,440 bhp (1,070 kW) Busch-Sulzer BS 539 diesel engines; 2 shafts;
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement	65
Armament	1 × 3"/50 caliber gun; 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun;

The Adroit class minesweepers were a class of United States Navy Template:Sclass2-s completed as minesweepers. However, they were considered unsatisfactory in this role, and were all eventually converted back into submarine chasers.^[1]

Adroit class minesweepers

USS Adroit (AM-82). Reclassified PC-1586.
USS Advent (AM-83). Reclassified PC-1587.
USS Annoy (AM-84). Reclassified PC-1588.
USS Conflict (AM-85). Reclassified PC-1589.
USS Constant (AM-86). Reclassified PC-1590.
USS Daring (AM-87). Reclassified PC-1591.
USS Dash (AM-88). Reclassified PC-1592.
USS Despite (AM-89). Reclassified PC-1593.
USS Direct (AM-90). Reclassified PC-1594.
USS Dynamic (AM-91). Reclassified PC-1595.
USS Effective (AM-92). Reclassified PC-1596.
USS Engage (AM-93). Reclassified PC-1597.
USS Excel (AM-94). Reclassified PC-1598.
USS Exploit (AM-95). Reclassified PC-1599.
USS Fidelity (AM-96). Reclassified PC-1600.
USS Fierce (AM-97). Reclassified PC-1601.
USS Firm (AM-98). Reclassified PC-1602.
USS Force (AM-99). Reclassified PC-1603.

References

^ "The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Adroit Class, U.S. Fleet Minesweepers". pwencycl.kgbudge.com. Retrieved 22 December 2010.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

[1] "The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Adroit Class, U.S. Fleet Minesweepers". pwencycl.kgbudge.com. Retrieved 22 December 2010.

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