USS Reign (AM-288)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | USS Reign (AM-288) |
| Builder: | General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California |
| Laid down: | 30 October 1943 |
| Launched: | 29 May 1944 |
| Acquired: | 11 October 1946 |
| Reclassified: | MSF-288, 7 February 1955 |
| Struck: | 1 November 1959 |
| Fate: | unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Admirable-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 650 tons |
| Length: | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
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| Speed: | 14.8 knots (27.4 km/h) |
| Complement: | 104 |
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| Service record | |
| Part of: | Pacific Reserve Fleet (1944-1959) |
Reign (AM-288) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built at the General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, of Alameda, California and completed in 1946, but she was never commissioned. Reign remained in the Pacific Reserve Fleet until struck from the Navy list 1 November 1959. During that time, however, she was redesignated MSF-288 on 7 February 1955.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
External links
- "Reign". DANFS. U.S. Naval Historical Center. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- "Reign". Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive. NavSource Online. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
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