USS Waxwing (AM-389)
| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Waxwing (AM-389) |
| Namesake: | waxwing |
| Builder: | American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio |
| Laid down: | 24 May 1944 |
| Launched: | 10 March 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 6 August 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 May 1947 |
| Recommissioned: | 19 March 1952 |
| Reclassified: | MSF-389, 1955 |
| Decommissioned: | 15 January 1957 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Republic of China, 14 October 1965 |
| Career (Republic of China) | |
| Name: | ROCS Chu Yung (PCE-67) |
| Acquired: | 14 October 1965 |
| Fate: | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Auk-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 890 long tons (904 t) |
| Length: | 221 ft 3 in (67.44 m) |
| Beam: | 32 ft (9.8 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 Waxwing (AM-389) was an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. She was the only U.S. Navy ship named for the waxwing, any of several American and Asiatic songbirds which are for the most part brown and are characterized by predominant crests and velvety plumage.
Waxwing was laid down on 24 May 1944 by the American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio; launched on 10 March 1945; and commissioned on 6 August 1945, Lt. Comdr. J. F. Rowe in command.
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