Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
AM-33 USS Penguin
- Lapwing/Bird class Minesweeper:
- Displacement: 840 tons
- Length: 187'10"
- Beam: 35'5"
- Draft: 15'
- Speed: 14 knots
- Armament: 2 3"/50
- Complement: 75
- Reciprocating engine
- Built at New Jersey Drydock, Elizabethport, N.J., and commissioned 21 November 1918
: 8 December 1941 (7 December, east of the Intl Date Line) -- damaged
by Japanese air raid, then scuttled to avoid capture
Additional Links:
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"Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Penguin
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Last updated:
19 August 2002
