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HMS Cato (J 16)
ex-BAM-10


BAM-10 was built for Great Britain.
BAM-1/Auk Class Minesweeper:

  • Laid down 11 April 1942 as BAM-10 by Associated Shipbuilders, Seattle, WA
  • Launched 7 September 1942
  • Completed 28 July 1943 and transferred to Great Britain
  • Delivered 7 September 1943 and placed in service as HMS Cato (J 16)
  • Sunk off Normandy 6 July 1944 by a German "Neger" human torpedo
  • Struck from the Navy Register 22 August 1944.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 945 t.
  • Length 184' 6"
  • Beam 33'
  • Draft 9' 9"
  • Speed 14.8 kts.
  • Complement 104
  • Armament: One 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two twin 40mm gun mounts, two single 20mm gun mounts, two depth charge tracks, five depth charge projectors
  • Propulsion: Two 1,710shp Cooper Bessemer GSB-8 diesel engines, National Supply Co. single reduction gear, two shafts.
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    Commanding Officers
    01LT John Samuel Gordon-Christian, RNR7 September 1943 - 27 March 1944
    02LT Robert William Edward Harris, RN27 March 1944 - 6 July 1944
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history currently available for BAM-10
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