Shrike was laid down on 1 September 1953, Tampa Marine Company, Tampa, Florida; launched on 21 July 1954, as AMS-201; sponsored by Mrs. A. John Miller; reclassified a coastal minesweeper, MSC-201 on 7 February; and commissioned on 21 March 1955.[2]
East Coast operationsedit
Shrike sailed from Tampa on 2 April, for Charleston, South Carolina, arriving there on 5 April. From 15 May to 24 June, she conducted shakedown training at Key West, Florida. She returned to Charleston on 26 June. For the remainder of the year, the minesweeper operated between Charleston and Key West as a unit of Mine Squadron 4. Shrike was assigned to the Mine Force, Atlantic Fleet, and the operational control of Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force, Atlantic Fleet, with her homeport at Key West.[2]
Supporting missile testing and search and rescueedit
The minesweeper operated out of that port until 30 June 1965. During these years, the ship conducted local operations, conducted experiments with new equipment, evaluated new type mines, and provided services for the missile testing facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. In November 1963, her evaluation testing was interrupted when she was deployed to locate and assist in the salvage of a downed U-2 aircraft in Florida Bay.[2]
Reassigned as minesweeperedit
On 30 June 1965, Shrike's homeport was changed to Charleston; she was assigned to Mine Division 42, and her status was changed from an experimental ship to a sweeper in the mine force. She conducted operations from Charleston for the next three years which took her as far north as Newport, Rhode Island, as far south as the Caribbean, and one trip to New Orleans, Louisiana.[2]
"USS Shrike (MSC 201)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
External linksedit
Photo gallery of USS Shrike (AMS/MSC-201) at NavSource Naval History
May 02, 2024
shrike, other, ships, with, same, name, shrike, shrike, bluebird, class, minesweeper, acquired, navy, clearing, coastal, minefields, shrike, redwing, hummingbird, frigate, bird, falcon, charleston, south, carolinahistory, united, states, nameshrike, namesakesh. For other ships with the same name see USS Shrike USS Shrike AMS MSC 201 was a Bluebird class minesweeper acquired by the US Navy for clearing coastal minefields Shrike AMS 201 Redwing MSC 200 Hummingbird MSC 192 Frigate Bird MSC 191 and Falcon MS 190 at Charleston South CarolinaHistory United States NameShrike NamesakeShrike BuilderTampa Marine Company Tampa Florida Laid down1 September 1953 Launched21 July 1954 Commissioned21 March 1955 Decommissioned27 September 1968 ReclassifiedCoastal Minesweeper 7 February 1955 Stricken1 July 1975 IdentificationHull symbol AMS 201 Hull symbol MSC 201 FateScrapped April 1978 General characteristics 1 Class and typeBluebird class minesweeper Displacement412 long tons 419 t Length144 ft 44 m Beam28 ft 8 5 m Draft12 ft 3 7 m Installed power2 General Motors diesel engines Propulsion2 screws Speed12 8 kn 23 7 km h 14 7 mph Complement40 Armament2 20 mm 0 8 in Oerlikon cannons anti aircraft AA mounts 2 caliber 50 in 12 7 mm machine guns 1 81 mm mortar Contents 1 Construction 2 East Coast operations 3 Supporting missile testing and search and rescue 4 Reassigned as minesweeper 5 Service as a training ship 6 Decommissioning 7 Notes 8 Bibliography 9 External linksConstruction editShrike was laid down on 1 September 1953 Tampa Marine Company Tampa Florida launched on 21 July 1954 as AMS 201 sponsored by Mrs A John Miller reclassified a coastal minesweeper MSC 201 on 7 February and commissioned on 21 March 1955 2 East Coast operations editShrike sailed from Tampa on 2 April for Charleston South Carolina arriving there on 5 April From 15 May to 24 June she conducted shakedown training at Key West Florida She returned to Charleston on 26 June For the remainder of the year the minesweeper operated between Charleston and Key West as a unit of Mine Squadron 4 Shrike was assigned to the Mine Force Atlantic Fleet and the operational control of Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force Atlantic Fleet with her homeport at Key West 2 Supporting missile testing and search and rescue editThe minesweeper operated out of that port until 30 June 1965 During these years the ship conducted local operations conducted experiments with new equipment evaluated new type mines and provided services for the missile testing facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station In November 1963 her evaluation testing was interrupted when she was deployed to locate and assist in the salvage of a downed U 2 aircraft in Florida Bay 2 Reassigned as minesweeper editOn 30 June 1965 Shrike s homeport was changed to Charleston she was assigned to Mine Division 42 and her status was changed from an experimental ship to a sweeper in the mine force She conducted operations from Charleston for the next three years which took her as far north as Newport Rhode Island as far south as the Caribbean and one trip to New Orleans Louisiana 2 Service as a training ship editOn 27 September 1968 Shrike was decommissioned at Wilmington North Carolina and became a US Naval Reserve training ship for the 6th Naval District 2 Decommissioning editShrike was struck from the Naval Register 1 July 1975 and scrapped April 1978 Fate unknown 1 Notes editCitations a b Navsource a b c d e DANFS 2015 Bibliography editOnline resources Shrike Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Naval History and Heritage Command 9 September 2015 Retrieved 16 March 2017 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain USS Shrike MSC 201 Navsource org Retrieved 16 March 2017 External links editPhoto gallery of USS Shrike AMS MSC 201 at NavSource Naval History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Shrike MSC 201 amp oldid 1163829539, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
