USS Ardent (AM-340)
USS Ardent (AM 340) off the coast of San Francisco, California on 5 June 1944. |
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| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Ardent (AM-340) |
| Builder: | General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California |
| Laid down: | 20 February 1943 |
| Launched: | 22 June 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 25 May 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 January 1947 |
| Reclassified: | MSF-340, 7 February 1955 |
| Struck: | 1 July 1972 |
| Honors and awards: |
4 battle stars, World War II |
| Fate: | Transferred to Mexico, 19 September 1972 |
| Career (Mexico) | |
| Name: | ARM Juan N. Álvarez (C77) |
| Namesake: | Juan N. Álvarez |
| Acquired: | 19 September 1972 |
| Reclassified: | G09 |
| Reclassified: | P108, 1993 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2007 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Auk-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 890 tons |
| Length: | 221 ft 3 in (67 m) |
| Beam: | 32 (10 m) |
| Draft: | 10 ft 9 in (3 m) |
| Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 100 |
| Armament: | 1 X 3 in 2 X 40 mm 2 X 20 mm 2 depth charge tracks |
The second USS Ardent (AM-340) was a Auk-class minesweeper in the United States Navy.
Ardent was originally laid down as HMS Buffalo (BAM-8), for the Royal Navy on 20 February 1943 at Alameda, California, by the General Engineering & Drydock Co.; rescheduled for delivery to the United States Navy; renamed Ardent and redesignated AM-340 on 24 May 1943; launched on 22 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Bernadette Armes, the daughter-in-law of George A. Armes, President of the General Engineering & Drydock Co., and commissioned on 25 May 1944, Lt. Comdr. Allan D. Curtis in command.
Read more about USS Ardent (AM-340): World War II Pacific Operations, Sinking of The Japanese Submarine I-12, Second Pacific Deployment, Ship Shoots Down Japanese Planes, Okinawa Landings, Stateside Repair Period, Post-World War II Operations, Stateside Inactivity, Decommissioning, Mexican Navy Service, Awards
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