Soviet minesweeper T-111

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T-111 was a minesweeper of the Soviet Navy during World War II and the Cold War. She had originally been built as USS Advocate (AM-138), an Admirable-class minesweeper, for the United States Navy during World War II, but never saw active service in the U.S. Navy. Upon completion she was transferred to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease as T-111; she was never returned to the United States. The Soviets later scuttled the ship in the Barents Sea in 1956. Because of the Cold War, the U.S. Navy was unaware of this fate and the vessel remained on the American Naval Vessel Register until she was struck on 1 January 1983.

History
United States
NameUSS Advocate (AMc-115)
BuilderTampa Shipbuilding Company
ReclassifiedAM-138, 21 February 1942
Laid down8 April 1942
Launched1 November 1942
Completed25 June 1943
FateTransferred to the Soviet Union, 25 June 1943
Reclassifiedas MSF-138, 7 February 1955
Stricken1 January 1983
History
Soviet Union
NameT-111
Commissioned25 June 1943
RenamedTV-25, 3 November 1956
FateScuttled in the Barents Sea, 1956
General characteristics
Class and typeAdmirable-class minesweeper
Displacement650 tons
Length184 ft 6 in (56.24 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draft9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
Propulsion
Speed15 knots (27.8 km/h)
Complement104
Armament

Career

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Advocate was laid down on 8 April 1942 at Tampa, Florida, by the Tampa Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 1 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. A. K. Brown; and completed on 25 June 1943. She was transferred to the Soviet Navy that same day as T-111. She was never returned to U.S. custody.

T-111 was scuttled by the Soviet Navy in the Barents Sea in 1956.

Due to the ongoing Cold War, the U.S. Navy was unaware of this fate. They had reclassified the vessel as MSF-138 on 7 February 1955, and kept her on the American Naval Vessel Register until she was struck on 1 January 1983.

References

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