Hawk-class minesweeper

The Hawk class were a minesweeper class of the United States Navy during World War II.

Class overview
Operators	United States Navy
Preceded by	USS Eagle (AM-132)
Succeeded by	Admirable class
Built	1937
In commission	1942–1944
Completed	3
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	500–590 long tons (508–599 t)
Length	147 ft (45 m) (Hawk & Ibis) 133 ft (41 m) (Merganser)
Beam	26 ft (7.9 m)
Draft	13 ft (4.0 m)
Propulsion	Cooper Bessemer diesel engine, one shaft, 650 shp (485 kW)
Speed	10–12 knots (19–22 km/h; 12–14 mph)
Armament	2 × 6-pounder guns 2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns 2 × depth charge projectors

All three vessels were originally fishing trawlers acquired by requisition purchase from the General Sea Foods Corp. of Boston. They patrolled off the New England coast from 1942, until they were decommissioned in 1944.

Ships

• USS Hawk (AM-133)
• USS Ibis (AM-134)
• USS Merganser (AM-135)

References

 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.