USS Spectacle (AM-305)
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USS Spectacle (AM-305) was a steel-hulled Admirable class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. A trained crew boarded the new vessel, practiced with her minesweeping gear, and then proceeded to the Pacific Ocean to clear mines from Japanese beaches so that Allied forces could invade. While performing this dangerous task of mine clearance, a Japanese plane strafed her, and another deliberately crashed into her. When she returned to the United States, her battle damage was so severe that the U.S. Navy decided to scrap, rather than to repair, her. She was awarded two battle stars.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Spectacle |
Builder | Associated Shipbuilders |
Laid down | 24 May 1943 |
Launched | 1 October 1943 |
Commissioned | 11 June 1944 |
Decommissioned | 19 October 1945 |
Stricken | December 1945 |
Fate | Sold for scrap in April 1947 |
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 (1944-1945) |
Operations: | |
Awards: | 2 Battle stars |
Spectacle was laid down on 24 May 1943 by Associated Shipbuilders, Seattle, Washington; launched on 10 October 1943; and, commissioned on 11 August 1944.