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Catbird (AM 68)
IX-183


Catbird Class Minesweeper: Laid down as Bittern, 1938 by the Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Charleston, SC; Acquired by the Navy, 12 August 1940; Commissioned Catbird (AM 68), 27 November 1940; Reclassified a Miscellaneous Unclassified Vessel IX 183, 15 August 1944; Placed out of commission in service, 17 August 1944; Placed out of service and laid up, 7 November 1945; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 24 January 1947. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 570 t.; Length 147' 10"; Beam 28' 8"; Draft 12'; Speed 12 kts; Complement unknown; Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount; Propulsion one diesel engine, one shaft.
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