USS Prime (AM-279)
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USS Prime (AM-279) was laid down 15 September 1943 by Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Alabama, launched 22 January 1944; sponsored by Mrs. L. W. Thompson, and commissioned 12 September 1944.
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United States | |
Name | USS Prime (AM-279) |
Builder | Gulf Shipbuilding Company |
Laid down | 15 September 1943 |
Launched | 22 January 1944 |
Commissioned | 12 September 1944 |
Decommissioned | 29 May 1946 |
Fate | Sold to the Republic of China, 1946 |
Stricken | 1 May 1973 |
History | |
Taiwan | |
Name | ROCS Yung Feng (MMC-50) |
Acquired | 1946 |
Fate | Unknown |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Admirable-class minesweeper |
Displacement |
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Length | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 14.8 knots (27.4 km/h) |
Complement | 104 |
Armament |
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Service record | |
Part of: | US Pacific Fleet (1945-1946) |
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