Kite-class minesweeper

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The Kite-class minesweepers were a class of two ships operated by the United States Navy during World War II.

Class overview
BuildersBath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
OperatorsUnited States
In commission1941-1944
Completed2
General characteristics
TypeMinesweeper
Displacement410 long tons (417 t)
Length123 ft 10 in (37.74 m)
Beam23 ft (7.0 m)
Draft12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Armament

Both ships were built as fishing trawlers in 1928 by the Bath Iron Works Corporation of Bath, Maine, for F. J. O'Hara and Sons, Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts.

The ships were acquired by the U.S. Navy in late 1940, and converted to minesweepers at Bethlehem Steel Co. of East Boston, Massachusetts, and commissioned in early 1941. Both were disposed of towards the end of the war.

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  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.