USS Dour (AM-223)
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USS Dour (AM-223) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was awarded three battle stars for service in the Pacific during World War II. She was decommissioned in March 1947 and placed in reserve. While she remained in reserve, Dour was reclassified as MSF-223 in February 1955 but never reactivated. In October 1962, she was sold to the Mexican Navy and renamed ARM DM-16. She was stricken from Mexican Navy service in 1986, but her ultimate fate is not reported in secondary sources.
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USS Dour (AM 223) 18 December 1944 | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Dour (AM-223) |
Builder | American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio |
Laid down | 24 October 1942 |
Launched | 25 March 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. W. R. Douglas |
Commissioned | 4 November 1944 |
Decommissioned | 15 March 1947 |
Reclassified | MSF-223, 7 February 1955 |
Stricken | 1 May 1962 |
Fate | transferred to Mexican Navy, 1 October 1962 |
History | |
Mexico | |
Name | ARM DM-16 |
Acquired | 1 October 1962 |
Stricken | 1986[1] |
Fate | unknown |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Admirable-class minesweeper |
Displacement | 650 long tons (660 t) |
Length | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
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Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
Complement | 104 |
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Awards: | 3 Battle stars |
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