| Adjutant-class minesweeper | |
|---|---|
| Class overview | |
| Name: | Adjutant class |
| Operators: | Various navies |
| Preceded by: | YMS-1-class minesweeper |
| Succeeded by: | Bluebird class minesweeper |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 405 long tons (411 t) |
| Length: | 144 ft (44 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × General Motors diesel engines, 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement: | 40 |
| Armament: | 2 × twin 20 mm guns |
The Adjutant class minesweepers were built by the United States in the early 1950s, then loaned to foreign countries under the Military Defense Assistance Pact. Initially classified as motor minesweepers (AMS), in February 1955, they were reclassified as coastal minesweepers (MSC).[1]
References[]
- ↑ "Minesweeper Index". navsource.org. http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/05idx.htm. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
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