USS Swallow (AM-65)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Swallow (AM-65) |
| Namesake | swallow |
| Builder | General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California |
| Laid down | 19 July 1941 |
| Launched | 6 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 14 January 1943 |
| Stricken | 2 June 1945 |
| Honours & awards | 2 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Sunk by kamikaze aircraft near Okinawa, 22 April 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Auk-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 890 long tons (904 t) |
| Length | 220 ft 3 in (67.13 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft 2 in (9.80 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 Swallow (AM-65) was an Auk-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was the second U.S. Navy ship named after the swallow. Swallow earned two battle stars for World War II service. She was sunk by a kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa on 22 April 1945. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 2 June 1945.