History
United States
Name	USSArmada (AMc-122)
Builder	Tampa Shipbuilding Company
Reclassified	AM-145, 21 February 1942
Laid down	18 October 1942
Launched	7 December 1942
Completed	16 September 1943
Fate	Transferred to theUSSR, 16 September 1943
Reclassified	MSF-145, 7 February 1955
Stricken	1 January 1983
Soviet Union
Name	T-118
Acquired	16 September 1943
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk, 12 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 guns 1 ×Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 2 ×Depth charge tracks

T-118 was aminesweeper of theSoviet Navy duringWorld War II and theCold War. She had originally been built asUSSArmada (AM-145), 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-118; she was never returned to the United States.T-118 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.

Armada was laid down on 18 October 1942 atTampa, Florida, by theTampa Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 7 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. B. C. Crawford; and completed on 16 September 1943. She was turned over to theUSSR on the day of her completion and was commissioned in theSoviet Navy asT-118. She wastorpedoed and sunk in theKara Sea on 12 August 1944 by German submarineU-365.

Armada was carried on the AmericanNavy List as MSF-145 after 7 February 1955 until 1 January 1983 when her name was struck.

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

• NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive – Armada (MSF 145) – ex-AM-145 – ex-AMc-122

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