USS Harrier (AM-366)
| Career (USA) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Harrier |
| Builder: | Willamette Iron and Steel Works |
| Laid down: | 11 August 1943 |
| Launched: | 7 June 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 31 August 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | 28 March 1946 |
| Struck: | 1 December 1959 |
| Fate: | Sold 1964 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Admirable-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 650 tons |
| Length: | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Busch Sulzer 539 diesel engines, 1,710 shp Farrel-Birmingham single reduction gear 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 14.8 knots (27.4 km/h) |
| Complement: | 104 |
| Armament: | 1 × 3"/50 caliber gun DP 1 × twin Bofors 40 mm guns 6 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 4 × Depth charge projectors (K-guns) 2 × Depth charge racks |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
US Pacific Fleet (1945-1946) Atlantic Reserve Fleet (1946-1959) |
USS Harrier (AM-366) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy. Laid down on 11 August 1943 by the Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Portland, Oregon, launched 7 June 1944, commissioned as USS Harrier (AM-366), 31 October 1945.
Post-World War II West Coast operations
After shakedown and exercises along the Oregon coast, Harrier put into San Diego, California, 5 January 1946.
Decommissioning
She decommissioned, 28 March 1946 at San Diego, California. Struck from the Naval Register, 1 December 1959. Transferred to the Maritime Commission and sold in 1964. Renamed Sea Scope. Fate unknown.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
