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Rail (Minesweeper No. 26 / AM 26)
AT / AT(O)-139


Lapwing Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 15 December 1917 at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA; Launched, 25 April 1918; Commissioned USS Rail, Minesweeper No.26, 5 June 1918; Designated AM-26, 17 July 1920; Reclassified a Fleet Tug AT-139, 1 June 1942; Reclassified a Fleet Tug (Old) AT(O)-139, 15 May 1944; Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register, 29 April 1946, at San Francisco, CA; Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 17 January 1947. Fate unknown. Rail earned six battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 840 t.; Length 187' 10"; Beam 35' 6'; Draft 10' 4"; Speed 14 kts; Complement 72; Armament two machine guns; Propulsion Harlan and Hollingsworth, verticle triple expansion reciprocation steam engine, two Babcock and Wilcox boilers, one shaft.
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Rail 61k c. March 1922, with a Wyoming (BB 32)-class battleship off the bow. DANFS
Vireo/Rail 112k In harbor astern of Vireo (AM 52), March 1922.
USN photo NH 50207.
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen

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