USS Heed (AM-100)
| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Heed (AM-100) |
| Builder: | General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California |
| Launched: | 19 June 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 27 February 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 15 January 1947 |
| Recommissioned: | 5 March 1952 |
| Decommissioned: | 27 January 1954 |
| Reclassified: | MSF-100, 7 February 1955 |
| Struck: | 1 March 1967 |
| Honours and awards: |
5 battle stars (World War II) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Auk-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 890 long tons (904 t) |
| Length: | 220 ft 3 in (67.13 m) |
| Beam: | 32 ft 2 in (9.80 m) |
| Draft: | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
| Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement: | 100 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | • 1 × 3"/50 caliber gun • 2 × 40 mm guns • 2 × 20 mm guns • 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Heed (AM-100) was an Auk-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II. She earned five battle stars for her World War II service. She was recommissioned during the Korean War. She was placed in reserve in 1954 and remained there until struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1967.
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