USS Osprey (AM-56)
USS Osprey (AM-56) off the Norfolk Navy Yard, 19 April 1941 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Osprey |
| Builder | Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia |
| Laid down | 28 June 1939 |
| Launched | 24 August 1940 |
| Commissioned | 16 December 1940 |
| Stricken | 22 August 1944 |
| Honors & awards | 2 Battle Stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Struck a mine and sunk, 5 June 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Raven-class minesweeper |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 220 ft 6 in (67.21 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft 2 in (9.80 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement | 105 officers and men |
| Armament | 2 × 3 in (76 mm) guns, 2 × depth charge tracks |
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USS Osprey (AM–56), was a Raven-class minesweeper of the United States Navy, laid down on 28 June 1939 at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia; launched on 24 August 1940; sponsored by Ms. Margaret Kays; and commissioned on 16 December 1940.