USS Lapwing (AM-1) and other ships of the squadron anchored in the Hudson River, off New York City |
| Class overview |
| Operators: |
 United States Navy |
| Succeeded by: |
Raven-class minesweeper |
| Built: |
1917–1919 |
|
In commission: |
1918–1953 |
| Completed: |
48 |
| General characteristics |
| Type: |
Minesweeper |
| Displacement: |
840 long tons (853 t) |
| Length: |
187 ft 10 in (57.25 m) |
| Beam: |
35 ft 5 in (10.80 m) |
| Draft: |
15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Reciprocating engine |
| Speed: |
14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
| Complement: |
75 |
| Armament: |
2 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber guns |
The Lapwing-class minesweeper, often called the Bird class, was an early "AM-type" oceangoing minesweeper of the United States Navy. Forty-eight ships of the class were commissioned during World War I, and served well into the 1950s. A number were refitted to serve as salvage vessels, seaplane tenders and submarine rescue vessels.
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