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United States | |
Name | USS Garland |
Builder | Winslow Marine Railway & Shipbuilding, |
Laid down | 13 October 1943 |
Launched | 20 February 1944 |
Commissioned | 26 August 1944 |
Decommissioned | 2 August 1946 |
Reclassified | MSF-238, 7 February 1955 |
Stricken | 1 April 1960 |
Fate | Sold 24 October 1960 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Admirable-class minesweeper |
Displacement | 650 tons |
Length | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
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Speed | 14.8 knots (27.4 km/h) |
Complement | 104 |
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Service record | |
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Awards: | 2 Battle stars |
USS Garland (AM-238) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the Pacific Ocean. At war's end, she returned home with two battle stars to her credit.
Garland was launched 20 February 1944 by Winslow Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Co., Winslow, Washington; sponsored by Miss Karen Lundberg; and commissioned 26 August 1944.