USS Peacock (MSC-198)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Peacock |
| Namesake | Peacock |
| Builder | Harbor Boat Building Company, Terminal Island, California |
| Laid down | 29 January 1953 |
| Launched | 19 June 1954 |
| Commissioned | 16 March 1955 |
| Reclassified | Coastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1975 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1 September 1976 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bluebird-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 362 long tons (368 t) |
| Length | 144 ft 3 in (43.97 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 × screws |
| Speed | 13.6 kn (25.2 km/h; 15.7 mph) |
| Complement | 40 |
| Armament | 2 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft (AA) mounts |
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USS Peacock (AMS/MSC-198) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper in the United States Navy for clearing coastal minefields.