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USS Salute (AM-294)
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USS Salute (AM-294), was a U.S. Navy oceangoing minesweeper, laid down on 11 November 1942 by Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, Washington; launched on 6 February 1943; sponsored by Miss Patricia Lindgren; and commissioned on 4 December 1943.
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Name | USS Salute |
Builder | Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Company |
Laid down | 11 November 1942 |
Launched | 6 February 1943 |
Commissioned | 4 December 1943 |
Stricken | 11 July 1945 |
Fate | Struck a mine off Brunei and sank, 8 June 1945 |
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Class and type | Admirable-class minesweeper |
Displacement | 795 tons |
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 (27.8 km/h) |
Complement | 104 |
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Service record | |
Part of: | US Pacific Fleet (1943–1945) |
Operations: | Philippines campaign (1944–45) |
Awards: | 5 Battle stars |
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