| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USSGadwall |
| Builder | Willamette Iron and Steel Works |
| Laid down | 24 May 1943 |
| Launched | 15 July 1943 |
| Commissioned | 23 June 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 14 June 1946 |
| Reclassified | MSF-362, 7 February 1955 |
| Stricken | 1 November 1966 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 10 April 1967 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Admirable-classminesweeper |
| Displacement | 650 tons |
| Length | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
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| Speed | 14.8 knots (27.4 km/h) |
| Complement | 104 |
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USSGadwall (AM-362) was anAdmirable-classminesweeper built for theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters.
Gadwall was launched 15 July 1943 byWillamette Iron and Steel Works,Portland, Oregon; sponsored by Mrs. Charles McNary; and commissioned 23 June 1945.
Gadwall departedAstoria, Oregon, 11 July 1945 forshakedown training out ofSan Pedro, Los Angeles, followed by mine warfare exercises andamphibious maneuvers with fleet units off theCalifornia bases ofSanta Barbara,San Diego, andNewport Beach.
On 7 December 1945 she put to sea from San Diego for inactivation overhaul atNew Orleans, Louisiana, until 11 April 1946. She then shifted toOrange, Texas, where she decommissioned 14 June 1946 and was assigned to the Texas Group,Atlantic Reserve Fleet.
She was reclassified MSF-362 on 7 February 1955 and she remained in reserve berthed at Orange, Texas, until struck from theNavy List 1 November 1966.Gadwall was stripped and designated for sale 10 April 1967.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.
