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Starling (AM / MSF 64)


Starling served the Navies of the United States and Mexico.

Auk Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 1 July 1941 by the General Engineering and Dry Dock Co., Alameda, CA; Launched, 11 April 1942; Commissioned Starling (AM 64), 21 December 1942; Decommissioned, 15 May 1946 at San Diego, CA; Reclassified a Fleet Minesweeper MSF-64, 7 February 1955; Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1972; Sold to the government of Mexico, 16 February 1973; Renamed Valentin Gomez Farias (G 11). Fate unknown. Starling received three battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 890 t.; Length 221' 2"; Beam 32' 2"; Draft 10' 9"; Speed 18 kts; Complement 105; Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, two 40mm mounts, and two dct; Propulsion, diesel.
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U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
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Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen

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