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UNITED STATES NAVY (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)

MINE WARFARE SHIPS

RHEA coastal minesweepers

No	Name	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
AMc58	Rhea	Martinolich SB, Tacoma	1940	9/8/1941	10/1941	stricken 2/1946
AMc59	Ruff (ex-Speaker)	Martinolich SB, Tacoma	1940	24/4/1941	10/1941	stricken 2/1946

Displacement standard, t
Displacement full, t	307
Length, m	30.0
Breadth, m	7.32
Draught, m	3.37
No of shafts	1
Machinery	Superior diesel
Power, h. p.	465
Max speed, kts	10
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm (kts)
Armament	2 x 1 - 12.7/90, sweeps
Complement	17

Ship project history: Wooden-hulled trawlers, purchased by the USN before completing.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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