The Adroit-class minesweepers were a class of United States NavyPC-461-classsubmarine chasers completed as minesweepers. However, they were considered unsatisfactory in this role, and were all eventually converted back into submarine chasers.[1][2]
adroit, class, minesweeper, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Adroit class minesweeper news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message The Adroit class minesweepers were a class of United States Navy PC 461 class submarine chasers completed as minesweepers However they were considered unsatisfactory in this role and were all eventually converted back into submarine chasers 1 2 A PC 461 class submarine chaserClass overview Built1941 1942 In commission1941 1946 Completed18 General characteristics Displacement295 tons Length173 ft 8 in 52 93 m Beam23 ft 7 0 m Draft6 ft 6 in 1 98 m Propulsion2 1 770 bhp 1 320 kW Cooper Bessemer GNB8 diesel engines or 2 1 440 bhp 1 070 kW Busch Sulzer BS 539 diesel engines 2 shafts Speed16 knots 30 km h Complement65 Armament1 3 50 caliber gun 1 Bofors 40 mm L 60 gunAdroit class minesweepers editUSS Adroit AM 82 Reclassified PC 1586 USS Advent AM 83 Reclassified PC 1587 USS Annoy AM 84 Reclassified PC 1588 USS Conflict AM 85 Reclassified PC 1589 USS Constant AM 86 Reclassified PC 1590 USS Daring AM 87 Reclassified PC 1591 USS Dash AM 88 Reclassified PC 1592 USS Despite AM 89 Reclassified PC 1593 USS Direct AM 90 Reclassified PC 1594 USS Dynamic AM 91 Reclassified PC 1595 USS Effective AM 92 Reclassified PC 1596 USS Engage AM 93 Reclassified PC 1597 USS Excel AM 94 Reclassified PC 1598 USS Exploit AM 95 Reclassified PC 1599 USS Fidelity AM 96 Reclassified PC 1600 USS Fierce AM 97 Reclassified PC 1601 USS Firm AM 98 Reclassified PC 1602 USS Force AM 99 Reclassified PC 1603 See also editList of patrol vessels of the United States NavyReferences edit The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia Adroit Class U S Fleet Minesweepers pwencycl kgbudge com Retrieved 22 December 2010 The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia Adroit Class U S Fleet Minesweepers pwencycl kgbudge com Retrieved 2024 02 06 This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adroit class minesweeper amp oldid 1204214096, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
