USS Meadowlark

USS Meadowlark (AMS-196), c. 1961, transiting the Panama Canal.
History
United States
NameMeadowlark
NamesakeMeadowlark
BuilderBroward Marine, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Laid down18 May 1953
Launched28 August 1954
Commissioned14 May 1955
ReclassifiedCoastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955
Stricken1 May 1976
Identification
FateTransferred to Indonesia, 1971
Indonesia
NamePulau Alau
Acquired1971
IdentificationHull symbol: M-717
FateSold for scrap, 1 September 1976
General characteristics
Class & typeBluebird-class minesweeper
Displacement362 long tons (368 t)
Length144 ft 3 in (43.97 m)
Beam27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
Draft12 ft (3.7 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × screws
Speed13.6 kn (25.2 km/h; 15.7 mph)
Complement40
Armament

USS Meadowlark (AMS/MSC-196) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for clearing coastal minefields.

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