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AM-276 Pivot


Pivot served the Navies of the United States and the Republic of China.

Admirable Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 1 July 1943 at Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.; Launched, 11 November 1943; Commissioned USS Pivot (AM-276), 12 July 1944; Decommissioned, 6 November 1946 at Subic Bay, Philippines; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Final Disposition, sold to Taiwan, 27 August 1948 and renamed Yung Shou. Yung Shou decommissioned and was struck, 1 July 1970. Fate unknown. Pivot earned four battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 540 t.(lt), 795 t.(fl); Length 184' 6"; Beam 33'; Draft 9' 9"; Speed 15 kts; Complement 104; Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, two twin 40mm gun mounts, six single 20mm gun mounts, one depth charge thrower (hedgehogs), four depth charge projectiles (k-guns), two depth charge tracks; Propulsion, diesel-electric, twin screws, 1,800 shp.
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Pivot 39k Subsequent to launching, 11 November 1943 LCDR R. Paschall
Pivot 83k - USS Pivot
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Pivot 40k - LCDR R. Paschall
Pivot 38k - LCDR R. Paschall
AM-49 42k Yung Shou (AM 49) Chinese Navy

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