Raven-class minesweeper

The Raven class was a class of two World War II-era U.S. Navy minesweepers. They were succeeded by the Auk class which were based on the Ravens but had diesel-electric rather than diesel propulsion.^[1]

USS Osprey in 1941
Class overview
Name	Raven class
Builders	Norfolk Navy Yard
Operators	United States Navy
Preceded by	Lapwing class
Succeeded by	Auk class
In commission	11 November 1940 – 31 May 1946
Completed	2
Lost	1
Retired	1
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	810 tons 1,040 tons full load
Length	220 ft 6 in (67.21 m)
Beam	32 ft 2 in (9.80 m)
Draft	9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement	105 officers and men
Armament	Raven: 1 × 3-inch/50 caliber gun 2 × 40 mm AA guns Osprey: 2 × 3-inch/50 caliber guns

Ships

Ship name	Hull number	Date removed from Naval Vessel Register	Fate
USS Raven[2]	AM-55	1 May 1967	Sunk as a target off the coast of southern California, 1967
USS Osprey[2]	AM-56	22 August 1944	Struck a mine and sank, 5 June 1944