USS Seagull (AM-30)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Seagull.
USS Seagull (AM-30) was an Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
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United States | |
Name | USS Seagull |
Builder | Gas Engine and Power Co., Morris Heights, New York |
Laid down | 15 June 1918 |
Launched | 24 December 1918 |
Commissioned | 7 March 1919, as Minesweeper No.30 |
Decommissioned | 5 September 1946 |
Reclassified |
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Stricken | 15 October 1946 |
Fate | Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 2 May 1947 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Lapwing-class minesweeper |
Displacement | 840 long tons (853 t) |
Length | 187 ft 10 in (57.25 m) |
Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
Draft | 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 72 |
Armament | 2 × 3 in (76 mm) guns |
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Seagull was laid down on 15 June 1918 by the Gas Engine and Power Co., Morris Heights, New York; launched on 24 December 1918; sponsored by Mrs. C.G. Amory; and commissioned on 7 March 1919 as Minesweeper No. 30.