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The last of the Adroit-class minesweepers, the Force (AM-99), is seen in a builder's trials photo five days before her commissioning on 16 May 1943. As completed, the Adroits carried a 3-inch, 50-caliber Mk 22 dual-purpose gun forward and no main-deck gun aft; initially they were fitted with one 20-mm antiaircraft gun atop the pilothouse and two more abreast the mast, but later units received four 20-mm mounts. For antisubmarine duties, they were given two Mk 7 depth-charge racks. |
Naval History Magazine August 2002 issue |