USS Quail (AM-377)
Quail probably at Little Creek, Virginia in early 1945. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Quail |
| Builder | Savannah Machine and Foundry Co., Savannah, Georgia |
| Laid down | 12 April 1944 |
| Launched | 20 August 1944 |
| Commissioned | 5 March 1945 |
| Decommissioned | April 1946 |
| Recommissioned | 1950 (?) |
| Decommissioned | 12 August 1955 |
| Reclassified | MSF-377, 7 February 1955 |
| Stricken | 1 December 1966 |
| Honours & awards | 1 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Auk-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 890 long tons (904 t) |
| Length | 221 ft 3 in (67.44 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 100 officers and enlisted |
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USS Quail (AM-377/MSF-377) was an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
Quail was named after the "quail," a migratory game bird.
It was the second ship in the U.S. Navy to be named USS Quail, and was laid down by the Savannah Machine and Foundry Co., Savannah, Georgia, 12 April 1944; launched 20 August 1944; sponsored by Miss Vivian Rahn; and commissioned 5 March 1945.