Raven-class minesweeper

USS Osprey in 1941
Class overview
NameRaven class
BuildersNorfolk Navy Yard
Operators United States Navy
Preceded byLapwing class
Succeeded byAuk class
In commission11 November 1940 – 31 May 1946
Completed2
Lost1
Retired1
General characteristics
TypeMinesweeper
Displacement
Length220 ft 6 in (67.21 m)
Beam32 ft 2 in (9.80 m)
Draft9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement105 officers and men
Armament

The Raven class was a class of two World War II-era U.S. Navy minesweepers. They were succeeded by the Auk class which were based on the Ravens but had diesel-electric rather than diesel propulsion.[1]

Ships

Ship name Hull number Date removed from Naval Vessel Register Fate
USS Raven[2] AM-55 1 May 1967 Sunk as a target off the coast of southern California, 1967
USS Osprey[2] AM-56 22 August 1944 Struck a mine and sank, 5 June 1944

References

  1. ^ Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. Conway Maritime Press. 2001. p. 150. ISBN 0851771467.
  2. ^ a b "Raven class". Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2007.


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