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

AM-263 USS Measure

• Admirable class Minesweeper:
• Displacement: 915 tons
• Length: 184'6"
• Beam: 33'
• Draft: 10'
• Speed: 15 knots
• Armament: 1 3"/50 DP, 2 40mm, 6 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks, 2 K-guns, 1 hedgehog
• Complement: 10 officers, 110 enlisted
• Diesel-electric engines, twin screws, 1,800 h.p.
• Built at American Shipbuilding Co., and commissioned 3 May 1944
• Transferred to USSR under Lend-Lease, 1945

Additional Links:

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

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