Hawk-class minesweeper

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Class overview
OperatorsFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy
Preceded by USS Eagle (AM-132)
Succeeded by Admirable class
Built1937
In commission1942–1944
Completed3
General characteristics
Type Minesweeper
Displacement500–590 long tons (508–599  t)
Length
  • 147 ft (45 m) (Hawk & Ibis)
  • 133 ft (41 m) (Merganser)
Beam26 ft (7.9 m)
Draft13 ft (4.0 m)
Propulsion Cooper Bessemer diesel engine, one shaft, 650  shp (485  kW)
Speed10–12 knots (19–22 km/h; 12–14 mph)
Armament

The Hawk class were a minesweeper class of the United States Navy during World War II.

All three vessels were originally fishing trawlers acquired by requisition purchase from the General Sea Foods Corp. of Boston. They patrolled off the New England coast from 1942, until they were decommissioned in 1944.

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References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .