Adroit Class, U.S. Fleet Minesweepers


Photograph of Constant, an Adroit-class minesweeper

U.S. Navy. Via NavSource.org


Specifications:


Tonnage

295 tons standard displacement

Dimensions

173'9" by 23' by 6'6"
53.00m by 7.01m by 1.98m

Maximum speed      

16 knots

Complement

65

Armament

1 3"/50 AA gun
1 40mm Bofors AA gun

The Adroits were PC-461s completed as minesweepers. They were considered unsatisfactory in this role, perhaps because the Admirable class did a much better job of filling the small minesweeper role. They all were eventually converted back into submarine chasers.


Units in the Pacific:

Adroit

Completed 1942-7-28 (Portland)

Advent

Completed 1942-8-15 (Portland)

Annoy

Completed 1942-9-2 (Portland)

Conflict

Completed 1942-9-7 (Portland)

Constant

Completed 1942-9-21 (Portland)

Daring

Completed 1942-10-10 (Portland)

Dash

Completed 1942-10-27 (Portland)

Heed

Completed 1943-2-27 (Alameda)

Herald

Completed 1943-3-23 (Alameda)

Motive

Completed 1943-4-17 (Alameda)

Pursuit

Completed 1943-4-30 (Seattle)

Oracle

Completed 1943-5-14 (Alameda)

Requisite      

Completed 1943-6-7 (Seattle)

Excel

Arrived 1943-6-16

Revenge

Completed 1943-7-21 (Seattle)

Sage

Completed 1943-8-23 (Seattle)

Exploit

Arrived 1944-6-16

Pioneer

Arrived 1945-2-22

Prevail

Completed 1945-2-23 (Alameda)


References

DANFS

Worth (2001)

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