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CM-11 Salem / Shawmut


Salem/Shawmut Class Mine Layer: Laid down, 1916 by the William Cramp and Sons Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia, PA as SS Joseph R. Parrott; Aquired by the Navy, 8 June 1942; Renamed Salem (CM 11)and converted to a Mine Layer; Commissioned USS Salem (CM-11), 9 August 1942; Renamed Shawmut, 15 August 1945; Decommissioned, 6 December 1945; Struck from the Naval Register, 3 January 1946; Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 20 June 1946 for disposal; Sold into mercantile service, 7 March 1947 to the West India Fruit and Steam Ship Co., and renamed Joseph R. Parrot. Fate unknown. Salem received two battle stars for her World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 5,300 t.; Length 350'; Beam 57'; Draft 15'; Speed 12 kts; Complement 219; Armament three 3"/50s and nineteen 20mm; Propulsion Cramp vt 3 boilers, 2,700shp, two shafts.
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Salem 41k US Navy photo United States Naval &
Shipbuilding Museum
and USS Salem (CA 139)
Salem 126k US Navy photo United States Naval &
Shipbuilding Museum
and USS Salem (CA 139)
Salem 152k US Navy photo United States Naval &
Shipbuilding Museum
and USS Salem (CA 139)
Salem 39k - Hyperwar US Navy in WWII
Salem 80k - Hyperwar US Navy in WWII

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Association of Minemen
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