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Spear (AM / MSF 322)



Call sign: November - Charlie - Papa - Charlie



Spear served the Navies of the United States and Mexico.

Auk Class Minesweeper: Laid down as HMS Errand (BAM 22) by Associated Shipbuilders, Seattle, WA; Renamed and reclassified Spear (AM 322), 23 January 1943; Launched, 25 February 1943; Commissioned, 31 December 1943 USS Spear (AM 322); Decommissioned, August 1946 at San Diego, CA; Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet as in reserve, out of commission; Reclassified a Fleet Minesweeper (Steel-hulled) MSF-322, 7 February 1955; Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1972; Sold to Mexico, 19 September 1972 and renamed Ignacio De La Llave (G 08). Fate unknown. Spear received four battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 890 t.; Length 221' 3"; Beam 32'; Draft 10' 9"; Speed 18 kts; Complement 105; Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, two twin 40mm gun mounts, two single 20mm gun mounts, two depth charge tracks, five depth charge projectiles; Propulsion two General Motors diesel, two shafts.
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