USS Oriole (AM-7)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Oriole |
| Builder | Staten Island Shipbuilding Co., New York Todd Shipyard Co., New York |
| Laid down | 6 March 1918 |
| Launched | 3 July 1918 |
| Commissioned | 5 November 1918, as Minesweeper No.7 |
| Decommissioned | 3 May 1922 |
| Recommissioned | 15 August 1938 |
| Decommissioned | 6 February 1946 |
| Reclassified |
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| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Lapwing-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 950 long tons (965 t) full |
| Length | 187 ft 10 in (57.25 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 62 |
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USS Oriole (AM-7) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.