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Armor, 2" plastic splinter protection on gun turrets, conning tower and pilot house
Endurance 4,000 miles at 12 kts, loaded, 500 miles at 15 knots
Armament: Four 20mm guns one forward, one amidship, two aft, later added two .50 cal. machine guns
Fuel capacity 130 tons, lube oil 200 gal.
Propulsion: Two sets of four 225bhp General Motors 6051-71 diesel engines, General Motors single reduction gear, two shafts, variable pitch propellers.
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c. March 1945 Passing under the railroad bridge south of New London on sea trials after conversion to AMCU-7
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1 April 1946 Entering San Francisco Bay flying her homeward bound pennant following a 45 day journey from Kobe, Japan in convoy with six/eight YMS' and two AMs. The convoy stopped at Saipan, Enewetok and Pearl Harbor en route