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

AG-111 USS Hamilton

• Ex-"Flush-Decker" DD/ex-Minesweeper class Miscellaneous Auxiliary:
• Displacement: 1,550 tons
• Length: 314'
• Beam: 32'
• Draft: 12'6"
• Speed: 30 knots (max); 12 knots (econ)
• Armament: 3 3"/50 DP, 1x2 40mm, 5 20mm
• Complement:
• Geared turbine engines, twin screws, 27,500 hp
• Built at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, and commissioned as DD-141 7 November 1919
  Converted to Fast Minesweep (DMS-18) 17 October 1941
  Reclassified as Miscellaneous Auxiliary 6 May 1945

Additional Links:

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

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(As DD-141)

(As DMS-18)

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Last updated: 25 January 2007