| Raven class minesweeper | |
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| Class overview | |
| Name: | Raven class minesweeper |
| Builders: | Norfolk Navy Yard |
| Operators: |
 United States Navy |
| Preceded by: | Lapwing-class minesweeper |
| Succeeded by: | Auk-class minesweeper |
| In commission: | 11 November 1940 - 31 May 1946 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Lost: | 1 |
| Retired: | 1 |
| Preserved: | 0 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Minesweeper |
| Displacement: |
810 tons 1,040 tons full load |
| Length: | 220 ft 6 in (67.21 m) |
| Beam: | 32 ft 2 in (9.80 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
| Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 105 officers and men |
| Armament: |
Raven: 1 × 3"/50 caliber gun 1 × 40 mm AA guns Osprey: 2 × 3"/50 caliber guns |
The Raven class of U.S. Navy minesweepers was the basis upon which the Auk class of U.S. Navy minesweepers was based.
External links[]
- Minesweeper (AM)- Minesweeper, Steel hulled (MSF)- Minesweeper, Ocean (MSO) - British Minesweepers (BAM) - Index
- Raven class
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