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Owl (AT[O] 137)
ex-AT-137
ex-AM-2
ex-Minesweeper No. 2
Lapwing Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 25 October 1917 at Todd Shipyard Co, New York, NY; Launched, 4 March 1918; Commissioned USS Owl, Minesweeper No. 2, 11 July 1918; Designated AM-2, 17 July 1920; Reclassified as an Ocean Tug, AT-137, 1 June 1942; Reclassified as an Ocean Tug (Old), AT(O)-137, 15 May 1944; Decommissioned, 26 July 1946 in the 13th Naval District; Struck from the Naval Register in 1946; Sold for scrap 27 June 1947 to Pacific Metal and Salvage Co. of Norland, WA.
Specifications: Displacement 950 t.; Length 187' 10"; Beam 35' 6"; Draft 8' 10"; Speed 14 kts; Complement 78; Armament two 3"; Propulsion triple expansion reciprocating steam engine, two Babcock and Wilcox boilers, one shaft.
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