USS Widgeon (AMS-208)

USS Widgeon (MSC-208) coming alongside Warbler.
History
United States
NameWidgeon
NamesakeWidgeon
BuilderBellingham Shipyards, Bellingham, Washington
Laid down3 May 1954
Launched15 October 1954
Commissioned16 November 1955
Decommissioned10 October 1969
ReclassifiedCoastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955
Stricken2 July 1973
Identification
Honors &
awards
FateSold for scrap, January 1974
General characteristics
Class & typeBluebird-class minesweeper
Displacement412 long tons (419 t)
Length145 ft (44 m)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draft12 ft (3.7 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
  • Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear
  • 2 × screws
Speed12.8 kn (23.7 km/h; 14.7 mph)
Complement40
Armament

USS Widgeon (AMS/MSC-208) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper acquired by the US Navy for clearing coastal minefields.

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