USS Gadwall (AM-362)

History
United States
Name	USS Gadwall
Builder	Willamette Iron and Steel Works
Laid down	24 May 1943
Launched	15 July 1943
Commissioned	23 June 1945
Decommissioned	14 June 1946
Reclassified	MSF-362, 7 February 1955
Stricken	1 November 1966
Fate	Sold for scrap, 10 April 1967
General characteristics
Class and type	Admirable-class minesweeper
Displacement	650 tons
Length	184 ft 6 in (56.24 m)
Beam	33 ft (10 m)
Draft	9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
Propulsion	2 × ALCO 539 diesel engines, 1,710 shp (1.3 MW) Farrel-Birmingham single reduction gear 2 shafts
Speed	14.8 knots (27.4 km/h)
Complement	104
Armament	1 × 3"/50 caliber gun DP 2 × twin Bofors 40 mm guns 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 2 × Depth charge tracks
Service record
Part of:	US Pacific Fleet (1945-1946) Atlantic Reserve Fleet (1946-1966)

USS Gadwall (AM-362) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters.

Gadwall was launched 15 July 1943 by Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Portland Oregon; sponsored by Mrs. Charles McNary; and commissioned 23 June 1945.