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Kingfisher
Minesweeper No. 25 / (AM 25)
AT / AT(O)-135
Lapwing Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 1917 by the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound, WA; Launched, 30 March 1918; Commissioned USS Kingfisher Minesweeper No. 25, 27 May 1918; Reclassified AM-25, 17 July 1920;Reclassified as a Fleet Tug AT-135, 1 June 1942; Reclassified as a Fleet Tug (Old) AT(O)-135, 15 May 1944; Decommissioned, 6 February 1946 and entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 3 June 1947 and sold the same day to M. E. Baker at Suisun Bay, CA. Fate unknown. Kingfisher received one battle star for World War II service.
Specifications: Displacement 950 t.; Length 187' 10"; Beam 35' 6"; Draft 9' 10"; Speed 14 kts; Complement 78; Armament two 3", and three .50 cal. machine guns; Propulsion triple expansion reciprocating steam engine, two Babcock and Wilcox boilers, one shaft.
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