Adroit-class minesweeper
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The Adroit-class minesweepers were a class of United States Navy PC-461-class submarine chasers completed as minesweepers. However, they were considered unsatisfactory in this role, and were all eventually converted back into submarine chasers.[1][2]
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A PC-461-class submarine chaser | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Built | 1941–1942 |
| In commission | 1941–1946 |
| Completed | 18 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 295 tons |
| Length | 173 ft 8 in (52.93 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement | 65 |
| Armament | |
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