History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Terror |
Builder | Philadelphia Navy Yard |
Laid down | 3 September 1940 |
Launched | 6 June 1941 |
Commissioned | 15 July 1942 |
Decommissioned | 6 August 1956 |
Reclassified |
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Stricken | 1 November 1970 |
Honours and awards | 4 battle stars (WWII) |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 1971 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Minelayer |
Displacement | 5,875 long tons (5,969 t) |
Length | 454 ft 10 in (138.63 m) |
Beam | 60 ft 2 in (18.34 m) |
Draft | 19 ft 7 in (5.97 m) |
Propulsion | 2 × General Electric double-reduction geared steam turbines, 2 shafts, 22,000 shp (16,405 kW) |
Speed | 25.3 knots (46.9 km/h; 29.1 mph) |
Complement | 481 |
Armament |
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USS Terror (CM-5) was a fleet minelayer of the United States Navy, the only minelayer of the fleet built specifically for and retained for minelaying during World War II (two sister ships, the Catskill and the Ozark, were converted into LSVs [Landing Ship, Vehicle] before commissioning).[1]
She was laid down on 3 September 1940 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard; launched on 6 June 1941; sponsored by Mrs. Ralph A. Bard; and commissioned on 15 July 1942.