Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

ACM-4 USS Buttress

• Buttress class Auxiliary Mine Layer:
• Displacement: 860 tons
• Length: 184'6"
• Beam: 33'
• Draft: 9'6"
• Speed: 14.5 knots
• Armament: 1 3"/50 DP, 4 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks
• Complement: 363
• Diesel engines, twin screws, 900 shaft hp
• Built at Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland, Or., and commissioned on 13 March 1944
• Converted from from PCE-878 (Patriot class escort) while building

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Buttress

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