USS Seer

History
United States
NameUSS Seer
BuilderAmerican Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio
Laid down28 November 1941
Launched23 May 1942
Commissioned21 October 1942
Decommissioned26 April 1947
Recommissioned8 November 1950
ReclassifiedMSF-112, 7 February 1955
Decommissioned11 March 1955
ReclassifiedMMC-5, 31 October 1958
Stricken1 March 1963
Honours and
awards
6 battle stars (World War II)
FateSold to Norway, 15 December 1962
History
Norway
NameHNoMS Uller (N50)
Acquired15 December 1962
FateSunk as a target by the Royal Swedish Navy
General characteristics
Class and typeAuk-class minesweeper
Displacement890 long tons (904 t)
Length221 ft 2 in (67.41 m)
Beam32 ft (9.8 m)
Draft11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × General Motors 12-278 diesel electric engines, 3,532 shp (2,634 kW) each
  • Farrel-Birmingham single reduction gear
  • 2 shafts
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement105 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Seer (AM-112/MSF-112/MMC-5) was an Auk-class minesweeper of the United States Navy that served during World War II and the Korean War, and was sold to Norway in 1962.

Seer was laid down on 28 November 1941 by the American Ship Building Company of Lorain, Ohio. Launched on 23 May 1942, sponsored by Mrs. J.P. Conley, and commissioned on 21 October 1942.