USS Thrasher (AMS-203)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Thrasher |
| Namesake | Thrasher |
| Builder | Tampa Marine Company, Tampa, Florida |
| Laid down | 1 April 1954 |
| Launched | 6 October 1954 |
| Commissioned | 16 August 1955 |
| Decommissioned | 1 August 1961 |
| In service | 1 August 1961 |
| Out of service | 1 May 1975 |
| Reclassified | Coastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1975 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Transferred to Singapore, 1 December 1975 |
| Singapore | |
| Name | Mercury |
| Acquired | 1 December 1975 |
| Commissioned | December 1975 |
| Decommissioned | 31 March 1993 |
| Identification | Hull number: M-102 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1995 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bluebird-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 320 long tons (330 t) |
| Length | 144 ft (44 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement | 39 |
| Armament | 2 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft (AA) mounts |
USS Thrasher (AMS/MSC-203) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper acquired by the US Navy for clearing coastal minefields.