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Lark
Minesweeper No. 21 / (AM 21)
AT / AT(O)-168


Lapwing Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 11 March 1918 by the Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co., Baltimore, MD; Launched, 6 August 1918; Commissioned USS Lark Minesweeper No. 21, 12 April 1919; Reclassified AM-21, 17 July 1920; Reclassified Fleet Tug AT-168, 1 March 1944; Redesignated Fleet Tug, (Old) AT(O)-168, 15 May 1944; Decommissioned, 7 February 1946 at San Francisco, CA; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 15 January 1947. Fate unknown. Lark received two battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 950 t.; Length 187' 10"; Beam 35' 6"; Draft 8' 10"; Speed 14 kts; Complement 72; Armament two .50 cal. machine guns; Propulsion one triple expansion reciprocating steam engine, two Babcock and Wilcox boilers, one shaft.
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