USS Climax (AM-161)
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USS Climax (AM-161) 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.
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An Admirable-class Minesweeper, like the USS Climax | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Climax |
Builder | Willamette Iron and Steel Works |
Laid down | 26 May 1942 |
Launched | 9 January 1943 |
Commissioned | 24 March 1944 |
Decommissioned | 31 May 1946 |
Reclassified | MSF-161, 7 February 1955 |
Fate | Scrapped in 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) |
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Speed | 14.8 knots (27.4 km/h) |
Complement | 104 |
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Service record | |
Part of: | US Pacific Fleet (1944-1946) |
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She was launched 9 January 1943 by Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Portland, Oregon; and commissioned 24 March 1944.