USS PCS-1376
Minesweeper of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS PCS-1376 was the lead ship of her class of patrol minesweepers built for the United States Navy during World War II. Later in her career, she was named Winder after Winder, Georgia, becoming the only U.S. Navy ship of that name.
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Name | USS PCS-1376 |
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Laid down | 13 October 1942 |
Launched | 3 April 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. J. E. Flipse |
Commissioned | 9 July 1943 |
Decommissioned | 28 February 1947 |
In service | 28 February 1947 Naval Reserve training ship |
Out of service | 4 January 1950 |
Renamed | Winder, 15 February 1956 |
Namesake | Winder, Georgia |
Stricken | 5 September 1957 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 15 April 1958 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | PCS-1376-class minesweeper |
Displacement | 245 (tl.) |
Length | 136 ft (41 m) |
Beam | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) |
Draft | 8 ft 7 in (2.62 m) |
Speed | 14.1 knots (26.1 km/h/16.2 mph) |
Complement | 57 |
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