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Vigilance (AM / MSF-324)


Vigilance served the Navies of the United States and the Philippines.

Auk Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 28 November 1942 for the Royal Navy as HMS Exploit (BAM 24) at the Associated Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, WA; Renamed Vigilance (AM 324), 23 January 1943; Launched, 5 April 1943; Commissioned, 28 February 1944; Decommissioned, 30 January 1947; Placed in reserve, 16 April 1947; Reclassified a Fleet Minesweeper (Steel-hulled) MSF-324, 7 February 1955; Struck from the Naval Register, 1 December 1966; Transferred to the Philippines, 19 August 1967 and renamed Quezon (PS 70). Fate unknown. Vigilance earned three battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 890 t.; Length 221' 3"; Beam 32' 2"; Draft 10' 9"; Speed 18.1 kts; Complement 105; Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, two twin 40mm gun mounts, (After transfer to Philippine Navy a second 3"/50 was added along with two additional 40mm, and four 20mm); Propulsion diesel-electric drive, two General Motors diesel engines, two shafts.
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