Adroit-class minesweeper

	A PC-461-class submarine chaser
Class overview
Built	1941–1942
In commission	1941–1946
Completed	18
General characteristics
Displacement	295 tons
Length	173 ft 8 in (52.93 m)
Beam	23 ft (7.0 m)
Draft	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Propulsion	2 × 1,770 bhp (1,320 kW) Cooper Bessemer GNB8 diesel engines; or; 2 × 1,440 bhp (1,070 kW) Busch-Sulzer BS 539 diesel engines; 2 shafts;
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement	65
Armament	1 × 3"/50 caliber gun; 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun;

The Adroit-class minesweepers were a class of United States Navy PC-461-class submarine chasers completed as minesweepers. However, they were considered unsatisfactory in this role, and were all eventually converted back into submarine chasers.

Class overview
A PC-461-class submarine chaser
Built	1941–1942
In commission	1941–1946
Completed	18
General characteristics
Displacement	295 tons
Length	173 ft 8 in (52.93 m)
Beam	23 ft (7.0 m)
Draft	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Propulsion	2 × 1,770 bhp (1,320 kW) Cooper Bessemer GNB8 diesel engines or 2 × 1,440 bhp (1,070 kW) Busch-Sulzer BS 539 diesel engines 2 shafts
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement	65
Armament	1 × 3"/50 caliber gun 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun