USS Devastator (AM-318)

USS Devastator
History
United States
Nameas HMS Augusta (BAM-5)
BuilderGeneral Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California
Laid down15 December 1942
RenamedUSS Devastator (AM-318)
Launched19 April 1943
Sponsored byMrs. D. A. Shaw
Commissioned12 January 1944
Decommissioned15 April 1955
Recommissioned26 February 1952
ReclassifiedMSF-318, 7 February 1955
Decommissioned15 April 1955
HomeportLong Beach, California
Honors and
awards
three battle stars for World War II service and two for Korean War
FateSold to Mexico, 1973
History
Mexico
NameARM Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada (C74)
NamesakeSebastián Lerdo de Tejada
Acquired1973
ReclassifiedG06[1]
ReclassifiedP105, 1993[1]
Decommissionedretired from service by 2004[1]
Fateunknown
General characteristics
Class and typeAuk-class minesweeper
Displacement890 tons
Length221 ft 2 in (67.41 m)
Beam32 ft 2 in (9.80 m)
Draft10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
Propulsiontwo 2,976 shp (2,219 kW) Baldwin VO8 diesel electric drive engines, Westinghouse single reduction gear, two shafts.
Speed18 knots
Complement105 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Devastator (AM-318) was an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing naval mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

  1. ^ a b c Wertheim, Eric, ed. (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 472. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2. OCLC 140283156.