USS Oriole (AM-7)
Minesweeper of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about USS Oriole (AM-7)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For other ships with the same name, see USS Oriole.
USS Oriole (AM-7) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
Quick Facts History, United States ...
History | |
---|---|
United States | |
Name | USS Oriole |
Builder | Staten Island Shipbuilding Co., New York Todd Shipyard Co., New York |
Laid down | 6 March 1918 |
Launched | 3 July 1918 |
Commissioned | 5 November 1918, as Minesweeper No.7 |
Decommissioned | 3 May 1922 |
Recommissioned | 15 August 1938 |
Decommissioned | 6 February 1946 |
Reclassified |
|
Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Lapwing-class minesweeper |
Displacement | 950 long tons (965 t) full |
Length | 187 ft 10 in (57.25 m) |
Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
Draft | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 62 |
Armament |
|
Close