USS Symbol
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Symbol (AM-123) |
| Builder | Savannah Machinery and Foundry Co., Savannah, Georgia |
| Laid down | 18 November 1941 |
| Launched | 2 July 1942 |
| Commissioned | 10 December 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 31 May 1946 |
| Recommissioned | 28 October 1950 |
| Decommissioned | 27 July 1956 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1972 |
| Honours & awards |
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| Fate | Sold to Mexico, 19 September 1972 |
| Mexico | |
| Name | ARM Guillermo Prieto (C71) |
| Namesake | Guillermo Prieto |
| Acquired | 19 September 1972 |
| Reclassified | G02 |
| Renamed | ARM Juan de la Barrera (P102), 1993 |
| Namesake | Juan de la Barrera |
| Status | in active service, as of 2007 |
| 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 Symbol (AM-123) 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.
Symbol was laid down on 18 November 1941 by the Savannah Machinery and Foundry Co., Savannah, Georgia; launched on 2 July 1942; sponsored by Mrs. M. L. Mingledorf; and commissioned on 10 December 1942.