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Bittern (Minesweeper No. 36 / AM 36)
Lapwing Class Minesweeper: Laid down, (date unknown) by the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, AL; Launched, 15 February 1919; Commissioned USS Bittern (Minesweeper No. 36), 28 May 1919; Reclassified AM-36, 17 July 1920; Badly damaged in an air raid on Cavite Navy Yard, 10 December 1941; Scuttled in Manila Bay, Philippines; Struck from the Naval Register, 8 May 1942. Bittern received one battle star for World War II service.
Specifications: Displacement 1,009 t.; Length 187' 10"; Beam 35' 6'; Draft 10' 4"; Speed 14 kts; Complement 72; Armament two 3"/50 gun mounts.
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