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

AM-270 USS Palisade

• Admirable class Minesweeper:
• Displacement: 915 tons
• Length: 184'6"
• Beam: 33'
• Draft: 10'
• Speed: 15 knots
• Armament: 1 3"/50 DP, 2x1 40mm, 6 20mm
• Complement: 104
• Cooper Bessemer GSB-8 Diesel engines, twin screws, 1,800 h.p.
• Built at Gulf Shipbuilding Co., and commissioned 9 March 1944
• Transferred to U.S.S.R. under Lend-Lease, 1945

Additional Links:

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

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