USS Speed
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Speed |
| Builder | American Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio |
| Laid down | 17 November 1941 |
| Launched | 18 April 1942 |
| Commissioned | 15 October 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 7 June 1946 |
| Reclassified | MSF-116, 7 February 1955 |
| Honours & awards | 7 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Transferred to the Republic of Korea, 17 November 1967 |
| History | |
| South Korea | |
| Name | ROKS Sunchon (PCE-1002) |
| Acquired | 17 November 1967 |
| Fate | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Auk-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 890 long tons (904 t) |
| Length | 221 ft 3 in (67.44 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 100 officers and enlisted |
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USS Speed (AM-116) was an Auk-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.
Speed was laid down at Cleveland, Ohio, on 17 November 1941 by the American Ship Building Company, launched on 18 April 1942, and commissioned on 15 October 1942.