Soviet minesweeper T-115
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Apex (AMc-119) |
| Builder | Tampa Shipbuilding Company |
| Reclassified | AM-142, 21 February 1942 |
| Laid down | 8 June 1942 |
| Launched | 7 December 1942 |
| Completed | 17 August 1943 |
| Fate | Transferred to the Soviet Union, 17 August 1943 |
| Reclassified | MSF-142, 7 February 1955 |
| Stricken | 1 January 1983 |
| History | |
 Soviet Union | |
| Name | T-115 |
| Acquired | 17 August 1943 |
| Renamed | Aydar, 1 September 1955 |
| Fate | scrapped, 1 June 1966 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | 650 tons |
| Length | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14.8 knots (27.4 km/h) |
| Complement | 104 |
| Armament |
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T-115 was a minesweeper of the Soviet Navy during World War II and the Cold War. She had originally been built as USS Apex (AM-142), an Template:Sclass-, for the United States Navy during World War II, but never saw active service in the U.S. Navy. Upon completion she was transferred to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease as T-115; she was never returned to the United States. The ship was eventually scrapped on 1 June 1966. Because of the Cold War, the U.S. Navy was unaware of this fate and the vessel remained on the American Naval Vessel Register until she was struck on 1 January 1983.
Career
Apex was laid down on 8 June 1942 at Tampa, Florida, by the Tampa Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 7 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. J. L. Chancey; and completed on 17 August 1943. She was transferred to the Soviet Navy that same day as T-115. She was never returned to U.S. custody.
In Soviet service she was renamed Aydar on 1 September 1955. She was eventually scrapped on 1 June 1966.
Due to the ongoing Cold War, the U.S. Navy was unaware of this fate. They had reclassified the vessel as MSF-142 on 7 February 1955, and kept her on the American Naval Vessel Register until she was struck on 1 January 1983.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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