USS Scrimmage

Wreck of the Mahi in 2008
History
United States
Name	USS Scrimmage
Builder	Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Company
Laid down	22 February 1943
Launched	16 May 1943
Commissioned	4 April 1944
Decommissioned	22 June 1946
Reclassified	MSF-297, 7 February 1955
Stricken	1 April 1960
Fate	Sold into merchant service. Sunk as artificial reef 1982
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 6 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 2 × Depth charge tracks
Service record
Part of:	US Pacific Fleet (1944-1946) Atlantic Reserve Fleet (1946-1960)
Operations:	Philippines campaign (1944–45)
Awards:	6 Battle stars

USS Scrimmage (AM-297) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters. She served in the Pacific Ocean and, because of her valiant efforts in combat, her crew returned home with six battle stars.

Scrimmage was laid down on 22 February 1943 by Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Company, Seattle, Washington, launched on 16 May 1943; and commissioned on 4 April 1944.