USS Kingfisher (AM-25)

	USS Kingfisher profile drawing
History
United States
Name	USS Kingfisher
Builder	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound, Washington
Launched	30 March 1918
Commissioned	27 May 1918, as Minesweeper No.25
Decommissioned	6 February 1946
Reclassified	AM-25, 17 July 1920; AT-135, 1 June 1942; AT(O)-135, 15 May 1944;
Honours &; awards	1 battle star (World War II)
Fate	Most likely scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type	Lapwing-class minesweeper
Displacement	950 long tons (965 t)
Length	187 ft 10 in (57.25 m)
Beam	35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Draft	9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)
Propulsion	Triple expansion reciprocating steam engine; 2 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers; 1 shaft;
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	78
Armament	2 × 3 in (76 mm) guns; 3 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns;

USS Kingfisher (AM-25/AT-135/ATO-135) was an Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

Kingfisher was launched 30 March 1918 by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound, Washington; sponsored by Miss Nancy Griswold; and commissioned 27 May 1918.

History
USS Kingfisher profile drawing
United States
Name	USS Kingfisher
Builder	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound, Washington
Launched	30 March 1918
Commissioned	27 May 1918, as Minesweeper No.25
Decommissioned	6 February 1946
Reclassified	AM-25, 17 July 1920 AT-135, 1 June 1942 AT(O)-135, 15 May 1944
Honours & awards	1 battle star (World War II)
Fate	Most likely scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type	Lapwing-class minesweeper
Displacement	950 long tons (965 t)
Length	187 ft 10 in (57.25 m)
Beam	35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Draft	9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)
Propulsion	Triple expansion reciprocating steam engine 2 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers 1 shaft
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	78
Armament	2 × 3 in (76 mm) guns 3 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns