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Tonnage |
890 tons standard displacement |
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Dimensions |
221'2" by 32'2" by 10'9" 67.41m by 9.70m by 3.28m |
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Maximum speed |
18.1 knots |
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Complement |
105 |
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Armament |
1 3"/50
dual-purpose gun 2 40mm Bofors AA guns 8 20mm Oerlikon AA guns 2 depth charge racks 4 depth charge throwers Hedgehog |
| Machinery |
2-shaft diesel-electric (3118
shp) |
| Bunkerage |
200 tons |
| Range |
6370 nautical miles (11,800 km) at 16.5 knots |
| Sensors |
SF radar QC sonar |
The Auks were completed in 1942-45. A few were given special machinery to facilitate sweeping of magnetic mines; these are sometimes listed separately as the Raven class. All had significant antisubmarine capability and were routinely deployed as escorts, particularly when turned over to the British as Lend-Lease. They were capable of laying mines as well as sweeping them.
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completed 1942-10-14 (Alameda) |
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| Starling | completed 1942-12-21 (Alameda) |
| Skylark | completed 1942-12-25 (Alameda) |
| Swallow | completed 1943-1-14 (Alameda) |
| Token | arrived 1943-4-9 |
| Tumult | arrived 1943-5-27 |
| Velocity | arrived 1943-6-24 |
| Champion |
completed 1943-9-8 (Alameda) |
| Chief |
completed 1943-10-12 (Alameda) |
| Zeal | arrived 1943-10-12 |
| Competent |
completed 1943-11-10 (Alameda) |
| Spear | completed 1943-12-31 (Seattle) |
| Defense |
completed 1944-1-10 (Alameda) |
| Devastator |
completed 1944-1-10 (Alameda) |
| Triumph | completed 1944-2-3 (Seattle) |
| Gladiator |
completed 1944-2-25 (Alameda) |
| Vigilance | completed 1944-2-28 (Seattle) |
| Impeccable |
completed 1944-4-24 (Alameda) |
| Ardent |
completed 1944-5-25 (Alameda) |
| Steady | arrived 1945-2-22 |
| Strive | arrived 1945-2-22 |
| Sustain | arrived 1945-2-22 |
| Staff | arrived 1945-2-25 |
| Speed | arrived 1945-3-21 |
| Surfbird | arrived 1945-4-27 |
| Toucan | arrived 1945-4-27 |
| Seer | arrived 1945-5 |
| Threat | arrived 1945-5-1 |
| Sway | arrived 1945-5-3 |
| Swift | arrived 1945-5-3 |
| Symbol | arrived 1945-5-3 |
| Wheatear
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arrived 1945-5-14 |
| Scoter | arrived 1945-5-29 |
References
Gogin (2010; accessed 2012-12-5)
NavSource.org (accessed 2009-1-21)
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