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Swerve (AM 121)


Auk Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 27 May 1942 by the John H. Mathis Co., Camden, NJ; Launched, 25 February 1943; Commissioned USS Swerve (AM 121), 23 January 1944; Struck a mine and sank, 9 July 1944 off Anzio Beach, Italy; Struck from the Naval Register, 22 August 1944. Swerve received one battle star for service in World War II and two for service in the Korean War.

Specifications: Displacement 890 t.; Length 221' 2"; 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 diesel.
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