Soviet minesweeper T-112
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T-112 was a minesweeper of the Soviet Navy during World War II and the Cold War. She had originally been built as USS Agent (AM-139), an Admirable-class minesweeper, for the United States Navy during World War II, but never saw active service in the U.S. Navy. Upon completion she was transferred to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease as T-112; she was never returned to the United States. The ship was renamed several times in Soviet service and was finally abandoned in January 1991. Her hulk was extant as of 10 June 2007[ref]. Because of the Cold War, the U.S. Navy was unaware of the ship's status and the vessel remained on the American Naval Vessel Register until she was struck on 1 January 1983.
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Name | USS Agent (AMc-116) |
Builder | Tampa Shipbuilding Company |
Reclassified | AM-139, 21 February 1942 |
Laid down | 8 April 1942 |
Launched | 1 November 1942 |
Completed | 10 July 1943 |
Fate | Transferred to the USSR, 10 July 1943 |
Reclassified | As MSF-138, 7 February 1955 |
Stricken | 1 January 1983 |
History | |
Soviet Union | |
Name | T-112 |
Acquired | 10 July 1943 |
Renamed | TB-21, 15 October 1955 |
Renamed | VTR-2Y, 8 March 1966 |
Renamed | UTS-288, 20 April 1972 |
Fate | Abandoned, 31 January 1991; hulk extant, as of 10 June 2007[ref] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Admirable-class minesweeper |
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Length | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
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Speed | 14.8 knots (27.4 km/h) |
Complement | 85 |
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