USS Oriole (AMCU-33)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Oriole |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Laid down | 11 March 1944 |
| Launched | 5 April 1944 |
| Commissioned | 30 May 1944, as USS LCI(L)-973 |
| Decommissioned | March 1946 |
| Recommissioned | 20 February 1954, as USS Oriole (AMCU-33) |
| Decommissioned | 7 July 1955 |
| Reclassified |
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| Stricken | 1 January 1960 |
| Fate | Sold, 27 March 1961 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | LCI(L)-351-class large landing craft |
| Displacement | 381 long tons (387 t) |
| Length | 159 ft (48 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft 8 in (7.21 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14.4 knots (26.7 km/h; 16.6 mph) |
| Complement | 40 |
| Armament | 5 × single 20 mm AA guns |
USS Oriole (AMCU-33) was a LCI(L)-351-class large landing craft of the United States Navy, later converted to an AMCU-7-class coastal minesweeper.
The ship was laid down on 11 March 1944 at Consolidated Steel Corporation at, Orange, Texas, launched on 5 April 1944, and commissioned on 30 May 1944, as USS LCI(L)-973.