USS Peacock (MSC-198)

History
United States
Name	Peacock
Namesake	Peacock
Builder	Harbor Boat Building Company, Terminal Island, California
Laid down	29 January 1953
Launched	19 June 1954
Commissioned	16 March 1955
Reclassified	Coastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955
Stricken	1 July 1975
Identification	Hull symbol: AMS-198; Hull symbol: MSC-198;
Fate	Sold for scrap, 1 September 1976
General characteristics
Class and type	Bluebird-class minesweeper
Displacement	362 long tons (368 t)
Length	144 ft 3 in (43.97 m)
Beam	27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
Draft	12 ft (3.7 m)
Installed power	4 × Packard 600 hp (450 kW) diesel engines; 2,400 hp (1,800 kW);
Propulsion	2 × screws
Speed	13.6 kn (25.2 km/h; 15.7 mph)
Complement	40
Armament	2 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft (AA) mounts

USS Peacock (AMS/MSC-198) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper in the United States Navy for clearing coastal minefields.

History

United States
Name	Peacock
Namesake	Peacock
Builder	Harbor Boat Building Company, Terminal Island, California
Laid down	29 January 1953
Launched	19 June 1954
Commissioned	16 March 1955
Reclassified	Coastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955
Stricken	1 July 1975
Identification	Hull symbol: AMS-198 Hull symbol: MSC-198
Fate	Sold for scrap, 1 September 1976
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	Bluebird-class minesweeper
Displacement	362 long tons (368 t)
Length	144 ft 3 in (43.97 m)
Beam	27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
Draft	12 ft (3.7 m)
Installed power	4 × Packard 600 hp (450 kW) diesel engines 2,400 hp (1,800 kW)
Propulsion	2 × screws
Speed	13.6 kn (25.2 km/h; 15.7 mph)
Complement	40
Armament	2 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft (AA) mounts