USS Gadwall (AM-362)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Gadwall |
| Builder: | Willamette Iron and Steel Works |
| Laid down: | 24 May 1943 |
| Launched: | 15 July 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 23 June 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | 14 June 1946 |
| Reclassified: | MSF-362, 7 February 1955 |
| Struck: | 1 November 1966 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 10 April 1967 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Admirable-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 650 tons |
| Length: | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × ALCO 539 diesel engines, 1,710 shp (1.3 MW) Farrel-Birmingham single reduction gear 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 14.8 knots (27.4 km/h) |
| Complement: | 104 |
| Armament: | 1 × 3"/50 caliber gun DP 2 × twin Bofors 40 mm guns 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 2 × Depth charge tracks |
| Service record | |
| Part of: | US Pacific Fleet (1945-1946) Atlantic Reserve Fleet (1946-1966) |
USS Gadwall (AM-362) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters.
Gadwall was launched 15 July 1943 by Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Portland Oregon; sponsored by Mrs. Charles McNary; and commissioned 23 June 1945, Lt. Robert C. Thompson in command.
Read more about USS Gadwall (AM-362): End-of-war Pacific Theatre Activity, Post-war Inactivation and Decommissioning, See Also