.jpg) USS Meadowlark (AMS-196), c. 1961, transiting the Panama Canal.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Meadowlark |
| Namesake | Meadowlark |
| Builder | Broward Marine, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Laid down | 18 May 1953 |
| Launched | 28 August 1954 |
| Commissioned | 14 May 1955 |
| Reclassified | Coastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955 |
| Stricken | 1 May 1976 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Transferred to Indonesia, 1971 |
 Indonesia | |
| Name | Pulau Alau |
| Acquired | 1971 |
| Identification | Hull symbol: M-717 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1 September 1976 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Bluebird-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 362 long tons (368 t) |
| Length | 144 ft 3 in (43.97 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
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| Propulsion | 2 × screws |
| Speed | 13.6 kn (25.2 km/h; 15.7 mph) |
| Complement | 40 |
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USS Meadowlark (AMS/MSC-196) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for clearing coastal minefields.