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Symbol (AM 123)


Symbol served the Navies of the United States and Mexico.

Auk Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 18 November 1941 by the Savannah Machnery and Foundry Co., Savannah, GA; Launched, 2 July 1942; Commissioned USS Symbol (AM 123), 10 December 1942; Decommissioned, 31 May 1946 at San Diego, CA; Recommissioned, 28 October 1950; Placed out of commission, in reserve, 27 July 1956; Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1972 and transferred to Mexico; Renamed Guillermo Prieto (G 02). Fate unknown. Symbol received five battle stars for World War II service and two for service in Korea.

Specifications: Displacement 890 t.; Length 221' 3"; 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 General Motors diesels, 2,070shp, two shafts.
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Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen
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