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Deft (AM 216)

Call sign: November - Charlie - Papa - India

Deft served the Navies of the United States and the Republic of China.
Admirable Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 27 December 1942 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, FL; Launched, 28 March 1943; Commissioned USS Deft (AM 216), 16 April 1945; Decommissioned, 9 November 1946 at Subic Bay, Philippines; Transfered to the Republic of China; Scrapped by the Chinese Navy, 16 January 1959. Deft received one battle star for World War II service.
Specifications: Displacement 530 t.(lt), 795 t.(fl); Length 184' 6"; Beam 33'; Draft 9' 9"; Speed 15 kts; Complement 104; Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, two twin 40mm gun mounts, six single 20mm gun mounts, one depth charge thrower (hedgehogs), four depth charge projectiles (k-guns), two depth charge tracks; Propulsion two 1,710 shp Cooper Bessemer diesel engines, two shafts.
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