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AM-275 Pirate


Admirable Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 1 July 1943 at Gulf Shipbuilding Co., Chickasaw, AL.; Launched, 16 December 1943; Commissioned USS Pirate (AM-275), 16 June 1944; Decommissioned, 6 November 1946 at Bremerton, Wash; Assigned to ServPac December 1947 in Japanese waters in caretaker status, out of service, in reserve; Recommissioned, 14 August 1950 at Yokosuka Japan; Sunk by mine, 12 October 1950 off Pusan, Korea; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown). Pirate received four battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 540 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, diesel-electric, twin shafts, 1,800shp.
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Photos of the sinking of USS Pirate (AM-275), 12 October 1950
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