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Indicative (AM 250)

Call sign:
Nan - George - Jig - Yoke

Indicative served the Navies of the United States and the Soviet Union

Admirable Class Minesweeper:

Laid down 29 September 1943 by the Savannah Machine and Foundry Co., Savannah, GA

Launched 12 December 1943

Commissioned USS Indicative (AM 250), 26 June 1944

Decommissioned 5 April 1945 at Cold Bay, AK

Transferred to the Soviet Union 20 May 1945 and reclassified T-273

Assigned to the Pacific Fleet 8 June 1945

Transferred 24 June 1947 to the Ministry of Mining, converted to a Whaling Vessel

Transferred to "Glavpromorrybprom" 7 August 1948 and named Cyclone

Scrapped in the early 1960s

Struck from the Navy Register 1 January 1983.

Specifications:

Displacement 945 t.(fl)

Length 184' 6"

Beam 33'

Draft 9' 9"

Speed 14.8 kts.

Complement 104

Armament: One 3"/50 cal. dual purpose mount and two 40mm gun mount, six 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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Commanding Officers
01	LT Edgar Albert Comee, USNR	26 June 1944 - 21 May 1945

Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

View the Indicative (MSF 250)
DANFS History entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command website

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen

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