USS Bluebird (AMS-121)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Bluebird.
Broadside view of Bluebird off south end of Mare Island on 29 September 1953.
History
United States
NameBluebird
NamesakeBluebird
BuilderMare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California
Laid down5 February 1952
Launched11 May 1953
Commissioned24 July 1953
Decommissioned9 September 1968
In service9 September 1968
Out of service1 July 1971
ReclassifiedCoastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955
Stricken2 January 1975
Identification
FateSold for scrap, September 1979
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeBluebird-class minesweeper
Displacement330 long tons (340 t)
Length144 ft 3 in (43.97 m)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draft12 ft (3.7 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × screws
Speed14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement39
Armament

USS Bluebird (AMS/MSC-121) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for clearing minefields in coastal waterways.

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