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Oriole (AT[O] 136)
ex-AT-136
ex-AM-7

Lapwing Class Minesweeper: Laid down 6 March 1918 by the Staten Island Shipbuilding Co., Port Richmond, Staten Island, NY; Launched, 3 July 1918; Commissioned USS Oriole, Minesweeper No. 7, 5 November 1918; Reclassified AM-7, 17 July 1920; Decommissioned, 3 May 1922 at Pearl Harbor, HI; Placed in ordinary commission, 2 May 1938 at Mare Island, CA; Placed in full commission, 15 August 1938; Reclassified as an Ocean Tug, AT-136, 1 June 1942; Reclassified as an Ocean Tug (Old), AT(O)-136, 15 May 1944; Decommissioned, 6 February 1946; Struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1946; Delivered to the Maritime Commission, 6 January 1947 and sold to M. E. Baker. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 950 t.; Length 187' 10"; Beam 35' 6"; Draft 10' 3"; Speed 14 kts; Complement 62; Armament two 3" guns and two machine guns; Propulsion triple expansion reciprocating steam engine, two Babcock and Wilcox boilers, one shaft.

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Pigeon 121k Minesweepers laid up at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. View taken circa 1922 or somewhat later, showing several minesweepers laid up in reserve at the end of 1010 Dock. Identifiable ships at left include USS Oriole (AM-7), with USS Pigeon (AM-47) inboard of her. USS Pelican (AM-27) is the outboard ship in the center.
U.S. Navy photo NH 45242-A		 Naval Historical Center
Pigeon 142k Minesweepers laid up at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. View taken circa 1922 or somewhat later, showing several minesweepers laid up in reserve at the end of 1010 Dock. Identifiable ships at left include USS Oriole (AM-7) outboard, with USS Pigeon (AM-47) inboard of her. USS Pelican (AM-27) is the outboard ship in the center.
U.S. Navy photo NH 45243-A		 Naval Historical Center
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