USS Gladiator (AM-319)
USS Gladiator (second ship from left) at Sasebo, Japan, 1952. |
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| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Blaze (BAM-6) |
| Builder: | General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California |
| Laid down: | unknown |
| Renamed: | USS Gladiator (AM-319) |
| Launched: | 7 May 1943 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Madeline A. Silva |
| Completed: | 25 February 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 25 February 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 4 October 1946, San Diego, California |
| Recommissioned: | 29 February 1952, Long Beach, California |
| Reclassified: | MSF-319, 7 February 1955 |
| Decommissioned: | 15 March 1955, Long Beach, California |
| Struck: | 1 July 1972 |
| Homeport: | Long Beach, California |
| Honors and awards: |
two battle stars for World War II service |
| Fate: | Sold to Mexico, 1973 |
| Career (Mexico) | |
| Name: | ARM Santos Degollado (C75) |
| Namesake: | José Santos Degollado |
| Acquired: | 1973 |
| Reclassified: | G07 |
| Reclassified: | P106, 1993 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2007 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Auk-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 890 tons |
| Length: | 221' 2" |
| Beam: | 32' |
| Draft: | 10' |
| Propulsion: | two 2,976shp Baldwin V08 diesel electric drive engines, Westinghouse single reduction gear, two shafts |
| Speed: | 18 knots |
| Complement: | 105 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | one 3"/50 dual purpose gun two twin 40mm gun mounts two single 20mm gun mounts two depth charge tracks five depth charge projectiles |
USS Gladiator (AM-319) was an Auk-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.
Read more about USS Gladiator (AM-319): Construction History, World War II Service, Korean War Service, Post-Korean War Activity, Decommissioning and Disposal, Battle Honors, Mexican Navy Service