| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Adroit (AM-82) |
| Builder | Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon |
| Laid down | 31 July 1941 |
| Launched | 21 February 1942 |
| Commissioned | 28 July 1942 |
| Renamed | USS PC-1586, 1 June 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 14 December 1945 |
| Stricken | 8 January 1946 |
| Honors and awards | 1 battle star for World War II |
| Fate | Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 18 March 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Adroit-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 295 long tons (300 t) |
| Length | 173 ft 8 in (52.93 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × 1,770 bhp Cooper Bessemer GNB8 diesel engines |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement | 65 |
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USS Adroit (AM-82/PC-1586) was an Adroit-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships.
Adroit was laid down on 31 July 1941 at Portland, Oregon, by the Commercial Iron Works; launched on 21 February 1942; and placed in commission on 28 July 1942.