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USS Kingfisher (AM-25)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Kingfisher.
USS Kingfisher (AM-25/AT-135/ATO-135) was an 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.
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Name | USS Kingfisher |
Builder | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound, Washington |
Launched | 30 March 1918 |
Commissioned | 27 May 1918, as Minesweeper No.25 |
Decommissioned | 6 February 1946 |
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Honours and awards | 1 battle star (World War II) |
Fate | Most likely scrapped |
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Class and type | Lapwing-class minesweeper |
Displacement | 950 long tons (965 t) |
Length | 187 ft 10 in (57.25 m) |
Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
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Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 78 |
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Kingfisher was launched 30 March 1918 by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound, Washington; sponsored by Miss Nancy Griswold; and commissioned 27 May 1918.