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USS Project
Minesweeper of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Project (AM–278) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was decommissioned in 1947 after wartime service and transferred to the Philippine Navy in 1948 where she served under the name RPS Samar (M-33). She was stricken from the Philippine Navy in 1960; beyond that, her fate is not reported in secondary sources.
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Name | USS Project |
Builder | Gulf Shipbuilding Company |
Laid down | 1 July 1943 |
Launched | 20 November 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Irene D. Jenkins |
Commissioned | 22 August 1944 |
Decommissioned | 13 June 1946 |
Stricken | 16 September 1947 |
Fate | Transferred to the Philippines, 24 May 1948 |
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Name | RPS Samar (M-33) |
Acquired | 24 May 1948 |
Reclassified | PS-33 |
Stricken | 1960 |
Fate | unknown |
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Class and type | Admirable-class minesweeper |
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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 | 14.8 knots (27.4 km/h) |
Complement | 104 |
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Awards: | 2 Battle stars |
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