USS SURFBIRD

STATISTICS

 

Navy Designation                               AM-383 (Later changed to MSF in 1955 and then to ADG in 1957)          
Class Raven/Auk
Type Of Ship Minesweeper (AM/MSF) Degaussing Vessel (ADG)
Builder American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, Ohio
Keel Laid 15 February 1944
Launched 31 August 1944
Sponsor Mrs. F. W. Chambers
Commissioned 25 November 1944 (Lt. R. H. Nelson, Jr., USNR, in command)
Displacement 890 Tons
Length 221'2"
Breadth 32'2"
Draft 10'9"
Speed 18 Knots
Power Diesel engine or diesel engine with electric drive, twin screws, 3,500 h.p.
Armament One 3", Two 40mm
Complement 117
Decommissioned 5 June 1946 (San Diego, CA)
Recommissioned 14 March 1952 (San Diego, CA)
Redesignated MSF-383 February 1955
Redesignated ADG-383 15 June 1957
Decommissioned 18 December 1970 (Inactivation Facility, Bremerton, WA)
Disposed of by Navy Sale 1 December 1975