USS Osprey (AM-56)

USS Osprey (AM-56) off the Norfolk Navy Yard, 19 April 1941
USS Osprey (AM-56) off the Norfolk Navy Yard, 19 April 1941
History
United States
NameUSS Osprey
BuilderNorfolk Navy Yard, Virginia
Laid down28 June 1939
Launched24 August 1940
Commissioned16 December 1940
Stricken22 August 1944
Honors and
awards
2 Battle Stars (World War II)
FateStruck a mine and sunk, 5 June 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeRaven-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 810 tons
  • 1040 tons full load
Length220 ft 6 in (67.21 m)
Beam32 ft 2 in (9.80 m)
Draft9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement105 officers and men
Armament2 × 3 in (76 mm) guns, 2 × depth charge tracks

USS Osprey (AM–56), was a Raven-class minesweeper of the United States Navy, laid down on 28 June 1939 at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia; launched on 24 August 1940; sponsored by Ms. Margaret Kays; and commissioned on 16 December 1940.