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Deft (AM 216)



Call sign:
November - Charlie - Papa - India


Deft served the Navies of the United States and the Republic of China.
Admirable Class Minesweeper:

  • Laid down 27 December 1942 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, FL
  • Launched 28 March 1943
  • Commissioned USS Deft (AM 216), 16 April 1945
  • Decommissioned 9 November 1946 at Subic Bay, Philippines
  • Transfered to the Republic of China in August 1948
  • Scrapped by the Chinese Navy 16 January 1959.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 945 t.(fl)
  • Length 184' 6"
  • Beam 33'
  • Draft 9' 9"
  • Speed 14.8 kts.
  • Complement 104
  • Armament: One 3"/50 dual purpose mount, one twin 40mm gun mount, six single 20mm gun mounts, one depth charge projector (hedgehog), four depth charge projectors (K-guns), and two depth charge tracks
  • Propulsion: Two 1,710shp Cooper Bessemer GSB-8 diesel engines, National Supply Co. single reduction gear, two shafts.
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