- USS Deft (AM-216)
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Career (USA) 
Name: USS Deft Builder: Tampa Shipbuilding Company Laid down: 27 December 1942 Launched: 28 March 1943 Commissioned: 16 April 1945 Decommissioned: 9 November 1946 Fate: Transferred to the Republic of China Career (Republic of China) 
Acquired: 27 August 1948 Fate: Scrapped 16 January 1959 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 shaftsSpeed: 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 tracksService record Part of: US Pacific Fleet (1945-1946) Awards: 1 Battle star USS Deft (AM-216) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the Pacific Ocean.
She was launched 28 March 1943 by Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Tampa, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. E. H. Jacobs; and commissioned 16 April 1945, Lieutenant J. C. Engle, USNR, in command.
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World War II Pacific Ocean operations
Deft sailed from Norfolk, Virginia, 22 June 1945 and called at San Diego, California, Pearl Harbor, Saipan, and Okinawa before arriving at Sasebo, Japan, 21 September. She swept mines off the coast of Honshū, and served in various occupation duties until 15 December when she got underway for the west coast.
Deft arrived at San Pedro, California, 4 April 1946 and remained there for local operations until 13 August when she sailed for the Philippines.
Post-War decommissioning
She reached Subic Bay 24 October, was decommissioned 9 November 1946 and transferred to the Republic of China 27 August 1948. She was scrapped by the Chinese Navy 16 January 1959.
Awards
Deft received one battle star for World War II service.
References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of Deft at NavSource Naval History
Categories:- Admirable class minesweepers
- World War II mine warfare vessels of the United States
- Ships built in Florida
- 1943 ships
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