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Skylark (AM 63)
Auk Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 9 July 1941 by the General Engineering and Dry Dock Co., Alameda, CA; Launched, 12 March 1942; Commissioned Skylark (AM 63), 25 November 1942; Struck two mines off Hagushi beaches, Okinawa and sank, 28 April 1945; Struck from the Naval Register, 28 April 1945. Skylark earned three battle stars for World War II service.
Specifications: Displacement 890 t.; Length 221' 2"; Beam 32' 2"; Draft 10' 9"; Speed 18 kts; Complement 105; Armament two single 3"/50 gun mount, four 20mm mounts, and two dct; Propulsion, diesel.
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