USS Redwing (AMS-200)

Shrike (AMS-201), Redwing (MSC-200), Hummingbird (MSC-192), Frigate Bird (MSC-191), and Falcon (MS-190) at Charleston, South Carolina
History
United States
NameRedwing
NamesakeRedwing
BuilderTampa Marine Company, Tampa, Florida
Laid down1 July 1953
Launched29 April 1954
Commissioned7 January 1955
Decommissioned16 June 1959
ReclassifiedCoastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955
Stricken18 June 1959
Identification
FateTransferred to the Spanish Navy
Spain
NameSil
Acquired18 June 1959
Reclassified
Stricken25 September 2002
Identification
  • Hull sumbol: M-29
  • Hull sumbol: PVZ-55
  • Hull sumbol: M-27
  • Code letters: EBJD (M27)
FateRetired, 15 April 2003
General characteristics
Class & typeBluebird-class minesweeper
Displacement335 long tons (340 t)
Length144 ft (44 m)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draft8 ft 4 in (2.54 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × screws
Speed14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Armament2 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft (AA) mounts

USS Redwing (AMS/MSC-200) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper in the United States Navy.

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