&sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_Kingfisher_(AM-25)-_Outboard_Profile,_Inboard_Profile_-_NARA_-_76033340.jpg) USS Kingfisher profile drawing
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Kingfisher |
| Builder | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound, Washington |
| Launched | 30 March 1918 |
| Commissioned | 27 May 1918, as Minesweeper No.25 |
| Decommissioned | 6 February 1946 |
| Reclassified |
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| Honours and awards | 1 battle star (World War II) |
| Fate | Most likely scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Lapwing-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 950 long tons (965 t) |
| Length | 187 ft 10 in (57.25 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 78 |
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USS Kingfisher (AM-25/AT-135/ATO-135) was an Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
Kingfisher was launched 30 March 1918 by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound, Washington; sponsored by Miss Nancy Griswold; and commissioned 27 May 1918.