Auk class minesweeper
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The Auk class of naval ships were allied minesweeper warships during the second World War. In total, there were a recorded 95 Auk class minesweepers under allied command during that time.
The Auk class ships weighed 890 BRT on average, and had an approximate length of 220-225 feet. They could reach a maximum speed of about 18,1 knots. The Auk class minesweepers were equipped with a single 3 inch caliber gun, two 40mm caliber guns, and eight 20 mm caliber guns. Under Lend-Lease, a small number of the minesweepers were transfered to the Royal Navy, and were then known as the Catherine class. The exact number of those transfered is not known. Eleven minesweepers of the Auk class were lost in WWII, while only 1 (the USS Skill) was sunk - by U-593.
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- Displacement: 1,100 tons (full load)
- Length: 221'2"
- Beam: 32'
- Draft: 11'
- Speed: 17-18 knots (max), 9-12 knots (econ)
- Armament: 1 3"/50 DP, 2 40mm, 8 20mm
- Complement: 105 men
- Other: Diesel electric drive, twin screws, 3,500 h.p.
[edit] List of Auk class minesweepers
[edit] Royal Navy
- HMS Catherine
- HMS Cato
- HMS Chamois
- HMS Chance
- HMS Combatant
- HMS Cynthia
- HMS Elfreda
- HMS Fairy
- HMS Florizel
- HMS Foam
- HMS Frolic
- HMS Gazelle
- HMS Gorgon
- HMS Grecian
- HMS Jasper
- HMS Magic
- HMS Pique
- HMS Pylades
- HMS Steadfast
- HMS Strenuous
- HMS Tattoo
- HMS Tourmaline
[edit] US Navy
- USS Ardent
- USS Auk
- USS Broadbill
- USS Champion
- USS Chickadee
- USS Chief
- USS Competent
- USS Defense
- USS Devasator
- USS Dextrous
- USS Gladiator
- USS Heed
- USS Herald
- USS Impeccable
- USS Minivet
- USS Motive
- USS Murrelet
- USS Nuthatch
- USS Oracle
- USS Peregrine
- USS Pheasant
- USS Pigeon
- USS Pilot
- USS Pioneer
- USS Pochard
- USS Portent
- USS Prevail
- USS Ptarmigan
- USS Pursuit
- USS Quail
- USS Redstart
- USS Requisite
- USS Revenge
- USS Roselle
- USS Ruddy
- USS Sage
- USS Scoter
- USS Seer
- USS Sentinel
- USS Sheldrake
- USS Shoveler
- USS Skill
- USS Skylark
- USS Spear
- USS Speed
- USS Sprig
- USS Staff
- USS Starling
- USS Steady
- USS Strive
- USS Surfbird
- USS Sustain
- USS Swallow
- USS Sway
- USS Swerve
- USS Swift
- USS Symbol
- USS Tanager
- USS Tercel
- USS Threat
- USS Tide
- USS Token
- USS Toucan
- USS Towhee
- USS Triumph
- USS Tumult
- USS Usage
- USS Velocity
- USS Vigilance
- USS Vital
- USS Waxwing
- USS Wheatear
- USS Zeal
