History
United States
Name	USSAlchemy (AMc-118)
Builder	Tampa Shipbuilding Company
Reclassified	AM-141, 21 February 1942
Laid down	8 April 1942
Launched	7 December 1942
Completed	11 August 1943
Fate	Transferred to theUSSR, 11 August 1943
Reclassified	MSF-141, 7 February 1955
Stricken	1 January 1983
Soviet Union
Name	T-114
Acquired	11 August 1943
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk, 13 August 1944
General characteristics
Class & 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 × ALCO 539diesel engines, 1,710 shp (1,280 kW) Farrel-Birminghamsingle reduction gear 2 shafts
Speed	14.8 knots (27.4 km/h)
Complement	104
Armament	1 ×3-inch/50-caliber gun DP 2 × twinBofors 40 mm L/60 guns 1 ×Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 2 ×Depth charge tracks

T-114 was aminesweeper of theSoviet Navy duringWorld War II. She had originally been built asUSSAlchemy (AM-141), anAdmirable-classminesweeper, for theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II, but never saw active service in the U.S. Navy. Upon completion she was transferred to theSoviet Union underLend-Lease asT-114; she was never returned to the United States.T-114 was sunk byU-365 in theKara Sea in August 1944. Because of theCold War, the U.S. Navy was unaware of this fate and the vessel remained on the AmericanNaval Vessel Register until she was struck on 1 January 1983.

Alchemy was laid down on 8 June 1942 atTampa, Florida, by theTampa Shipbuilding Co.; sponsored by Mrs. W. E. Edgarton; and completed on 11 August 1943. On the same day that she was completed,Alchemy was turned over to theSoviet Navy under the terms of the lend-lease program. She served the Soviets asT-114, until she wastorpedoed and sunk 13 August 1944 in theKara Sea by theGerman submarine U-365.

Alchemy was carried on the AmericanNavy List as MSF-141 after 7 February 1955, until struck on 1 January 1983.

 This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

• Dictionary of American Naval Fighting ShipsArchived 30 January 2006 at theWayback Machine
• NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive – Alchemy (MSF 141) – ex-AM-141 – ex-AMc-118

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