USS Miantonomah (CMc-5)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Miantonomah.
Near the Norfolk Navy Yard on 10 October 1942 after a refit that produced only minor changers to her appearance
History
United States
Name
  • Quaker (1938—1941)
  • Miantonomah (1941-1944)
BuilderPusey & Jones Corp., Wilmington, Delaware
Laid down26 May 1937
Launched15 February 1938
Acquired
  • Delivery by builder: 15 June 1938
  • Acquired by Navy: 14 May 1941
Commissioned13 November 1941
RenamedMiantonomah, 14 May 1941
ReclassifiedCM-10, 15 May 1942
Identification
  • U.S. Official Number: 237351
  • Signal: WNKO
Honors and
awards		2 Battle Stars
FateSunk, 25 September 1944
General characteristics [1][2][3]
TypeCargo ship / Auxiliary minelayer
Tonnage3,056 GRT, 1,900 DWT, 1,893 Net
Displacement
  • As built: 4,090
  • Navy: 2,870 long tons (2,916 t)
Length
  • 292 ft (89 m) (overall)
  • 280.2 ft (85.4 m) (registry)
Beam48 ft 6 in (14.78 m)
Draft
  • As built: 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
  • 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m)
Propulsion2 x boilers, 1 GE cross compound turbine, 4,000 hp, single shaft
Speed
  • As built: 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph)
  • Navy: 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)
CapacityCargo, as built: 190,500 cubic feet (5,394.4 m3)
Complement202
Armament2 × 4 in (100 mm) guns, 4 × machine guns, 1 × depth charge track

USS Miantonomah (CM-10/CMc-5) was built as SS Quaker by Pusey & Jones Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware in 1938 as a commercial coastwise ship operating as a fast inland water passenger and freight carrier. Quaker was acquired by the Navy in May 1941 for conversion to a coastal minelayer. Miantonomah operated off the east coast of the United States, Africa and the Mediterranean and took part in the invasion of Europe in 1944. The ship was sunk by a mine 25 September 1944.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference PMR538 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ a b Naval History And Heritage Command (August 10, 2015). "Miantonomah I (CMc-5)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History And Heritage Command. Retrieved 1 November 2020.