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Reform (AM 286)

Reform served the Navies of the United States and the Republic of China.
Admirable Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 24 June 1943 by the General Engineering & Dry Dock C., Alameda, CA; Launched, 29 January 1944; Commissioned USS Reform (AM 286), 28 February 1945; Decommissioned, 9 November 1946 at Subic Bay, Philippines; Transferred to the Republic of China, 15 June 1948; Struck from the Naval Register, 13 July 1948; Reform received three 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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