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

CM-11 USS Shawmut

• Shawmut class Mine Layer:
• Displacement: 5,750 tons
• Length: 353'
• Beam: 57'
• Draft: 19'
• Speed: 10 knots
• Armament: 3 3"/50 DP, 2x2 40mm, 10 20mm
• Complement: 219
• (engines)
• Built at William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, in 1916
• Acquired by USN, and commissioned 9 August 1942

Additional Links:

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

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