USS Widgeon (AMS-208)

	USS Widgeon (MSC-208) coming alongside Warbler.
History
United States
Name	Widgeon
Namesake	Widgeon
Builder	Bellingham Shipyards, Bellingham, Washington
Laid down	3 May 1954
Launched	15 October 1954
Commissioned	16 November 1955
Decommissioned	10 October 1969
Reclassified	Coastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955
Stricken	2 July 1973
Identification	Hull symbol: AMS-208; Hull symbol: MSC-208;
Honors and; awards	6 × engagement stars (Vietnam) ; Meritorious Unit Commendation (Vietnam);
Fate	Sold for scrap, January 1974
General characteristics
Class and type	Bluebird-class minesweeper
Displacement	412 long tons (419 t)
Length	145 ft (44 m)
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)
Draft	12 ft (3.7 m)
Installed power	2 × General Motors 880 horsepower (660 kW) 8-268A diesel engines; 1,760 horsepower (1,310 kW);
Propulsion	Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear; 2 × screws;
Speed	12.8 kn (23.7 km/h; 14.7 mph)
Complement	40
Armament	2 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft (AA) mounts; 2 × caliber .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns; 1 × 81 mm mortar;

USS Widgeon (AMS/MSC-208) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper acquired by the US Navy for clearing coastal minefields.

History
USS Widgeon (MSC-208) coming alongside Warbler.
United States
Name	Widgeon
Namesake	Widgeon
Builder	Bellingham Shipyards, Bellingham, Washington
Laid down	3 May 1954
Launched	15 October 1954
Commissioned	16 November 1955
Decommissioned	10 October 1969
Reclassified	Coastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955
Stricken	2 July 1973
Identification	Hull symbol: AMS-208 Hull symbol: MSC-208
Honors and awards	6 × engagement stars (Vietnam) Meritorious Unit Commendation (Vietnam)
Fate	Sold for scrap, January 1974
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	Bluebird-class minesweeper
Displacement	412 long tons (419 t)
Length	145 ft (44 m)
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)
Draft	12 ft (3.7 m)
Installed power	2 × General Motors 880 horsepower (660 kW) 8-268A diesel engines 1,760 horsepower (1,310 kW)
Propulsion	Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear 2 × screws
Speed	12.8 kn (23.7 km/h; 14.7 mph)
Complement	40
Armament	2 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft (AA) mounts 2 × caliber .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns 1 × 81 mm mortar