Hawk-class minesweeper

Class overview
Operators United States Navy
Preceded byUSS Eagle (AM-132)
Succeeded byAdmirable class
Built1937
In commission1942–1944
Completed3
General characteristics
TypeMinesweeper
Displacement500–590 long tons (508–599 t)
Length
  • 147 ft (45 m) (Hawk & Ibis)
  • 133 ft (41 m) (Merganser)
Beam26 ft (7.9 m)
Draft13 ft (4.0 m)
PropulsionCooper Bessemer diesel engine, one shaft, 650 shp (485 kW)
Speed10–12 knots (19–22 km/h; 12–14 mph)
Armament

The Hawk class were a minesweeper class of the United States Navy during World War II.

All three vessels were originally fishing trawlers acquired by requisition purchase from the General Sea Foods Corp. of Boston. They patrolled off the New England coast from 1942, until they were decommissioned in 1944.