USS Fidelity (AM-96)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Fidelity.
| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Fidelity |
| Builder: | Nashville Bridge Company, Nashville, Tennessee |
| Laid down: | 15 October 1941 |
| Launched: | 28 February 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 9 September 1942 |
| Renamed: | USS PC-1600, 1 June 1944 |
| Honors and awards: | 2 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate: | Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 15 June 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Adroit-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 295 long tons (300 t) |
| Length: | 173 ft 8 in (52.93 m) |
| Beam: | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft 7 in (3.53 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 1,440 bhp (1,074 kW) Busch-Sulzer BS 539 diesel engines (Serial Nos. BS1141 & BS1142) 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
| Complement: | 66 |
| Armament: | • 1 × 3"/50 caliber gun • 1 × 40 mm gun |
USS Fidelity (AM-96) was an Adroit-class minesweeper of the United States Navy. Laid down on 15 October 1941 by the Nashville Bridge Company of Nashville, Tennessee, launched on 28 February 1942, and commissioned on 9 September 1942. The ship was reclassified as a submarine chaser USS PC-1600 on 1 June 1944.
PC-1600 was decommissioned, (date unknown), and transferred to the Maritime Commission on 15 June 1948, and sold to Charles Weaver. Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown). Fate unknown. PC-1600 earned two battle stars for World War II service.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Fidelity (AM-96)/PC-1600 at NavSource Naval History