_underway_c1962.jpg)
| |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Sheldrake (AM-62) |
| Namesake | sheldrake duck |
| Builder | General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California |
| Laid down | 24 June 1941 |
| Launched | 12 February 1942 |
| Commissioned | 14 October 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 31 May 1946 |
| Reclassified | AGS-19 |
| Recommissioned | 14 April 1952 |
| Decommissioned | 1 August 1968 |
| Stricken | 30 June 1968 |
| Honours and awards | 4 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 2 November 1971 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Auk-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 890 long tons (904 t) |
| Length | 221 ft 3 in (67.44 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 100 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
|
USS Sheldrake (AM-62/AGS-19) was an Auk-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was named after the sheldrake duck. The ship earned four battle stars during World War II. She was converted to a survey ship and re-designated AGS-19 in 1952 and remained in commission until 1968. She was sold for scrap in 1971.