Auk-class minesweeper explained

The Auk class were a class of minesweepers serving with the United States Navy and the Royal Navy during the Second World War. In total, there were 93 Auks built.

Design and development

Prior to the United States entering World War II, they had produced two ships of the for testing and evaluation. From these two examples it was decided that the use of Diesel-electric engines to power the ship and the minesweeping equipment, rather than separate geared diesel engines to propel the ship and diesel generators to energize the minesweeping equipment, would work better. The Royal Navy placed an order for 32 of these minesweepers from the United States, BAM-1-BAM-32. Because of the additional equipment, the displacement was raised from on the Ravens, to on what would come to be known as the Auk -class in the USN, and the Catherine-class in the RN.

The Auk class displaced 890 long tons, with a length of, a beam of, and a draft of . They had a maximum speed of . The Auks armament varied. All were equipped with a single 3inches gun on the bow, but many had their aft 3-inch gun removed or replace by two Bofors guns. Originally designed with four Oerlikon cannons, some ships mounted as many as eight.

Five manufactures provided the diesel-electric engines used in the class. These included the Cleveland Diesel Engine Division of General Motors, Cooper Bessemer, Baldwin Locomotive Works, the American Locomotive Company (ALCO), and Busch-Sulzer.

Twenty of the original 32 ships ordered by the Royal Navy were delivered, with an additional two coming from the USN program. They were given "J" pennant number prefixes. Of these twenty-two, three were sunk in action, and 19 were returned to the US after the war.

Eleven minesweepers of the Auk class were lost in World War II, six to direct enemy action including, torpedoed by .

Construction

The ships were constructed in 11 different shipyards, by 10 different companies, in 9 different states.

List of ships

Royal Navy Catherine-class minesweepers

Ship namePennent numberTransfer dateBuilderShip powerNotes
ex-BAM-9 J12 7 September 1943 Associated Shipbuilders, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply Company single reduction gear Returned to US, in 1946, sold to Turkey, in January 1947, and renamed Erdemli, stricken 1963
ex-BAM-10 J16 7 September 1943 Associated Shipbuilders, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply Company single reduction gear Sunk, 6 July 1944, by German Neger human torpedo
ex-BAM-12 J28 22 October 1943 Associated Shipbuilders, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply Company single reduction gear Damaged by mine, 21 July 1944, returned to US custody 10 December 1946, sold in 1948, and renamed Morning Star, scrapped 1960
ex-BAM-13 J340 13 November 1943 Associated Shipbuilders, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply Company single reduction gear Returned to US, 1946, sold to Turkey, 1947, renamed Edremit, stricken 1973
ex-BAM-14 J341 22 November 1943 Associated Shipbuilders, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply Company single reduction gear Returned to US, 15 December 1946, sold to Greece 1947, sold to P. Kondyliotis of Piraeus, in July 1953, and renamed Panagyros, later renamed Diamanto, in August 1964, and Sophia Saranti in October 1969, sold to Ferlosa Maritime under Panamanian registry
ex-BAM-15 J345 7 December 1943 Associated Shipbuilders, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply Company single reduction gear Returned to US, 20 January 1947, scrapped 1947
ex-BAM-16 ex- J402 22 December 1943 Associated Shipbuilders, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Baldwin VO8, Westinghouse single reduction gear Returned to US, 30 June 1947, sold to Turkey, 3 November 1947, renamed Çesme, stricken 1974
ex-BAM-25 J403 24 March 1944 Associated Shipbuilders, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply Company single reduction gear Returned to US, 13 December 1946, scrapped 1947
ex-BAM-26 J404 14 April 1944 Associated Shipbuilders, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply Company single reduction gear Returned to US, December 1946, sold to Greece 1947, and renamed Aida, converted to a cargo ship in 1952, sold in 1959, and renamed Lasithi, scrapped in 1967, at Messina
ex-BAM-27 J405 28 April 1944 Associated Shipbuilders, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply Company single reduction gear Returned to US, 13 November 1946, scrapped 1947
ex-BAM-28 J406 18 May 1944 Associated Shipbuilders, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply Company single reduction gear Returned to US, January 1947, sold to Turkey, 1947, renamed Çandarli, became survey ship in 1960s, stricken 1986
ex-BAM-17 J342 28 July 1943 Savannah Machine & Foundry, Savannah, Georgia 2 × Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply Company single reduction gear Returned to US, December 1946
ex-BAM-18 J346 28 August 1943 Savannah Machine & Foundry, Savannah, Georgia 2 × Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply Company single reduction gear Returned to US, December 1946, sold to Greece, registered as merchant ship by S. Sofianos of Piraeus, in 1953, renamed Gorgona, scrapped September 1953, at Perama
ex-BAM-19 J352 22 September 1943 Savannah Machine & Foundry, Savannah, Georgia 2 × Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply Company single reduction gear Returned to US custody at England, in 1946, sold to Turkey, 1947, renamed Edincik, stricken 1974
ex-BAM-29 ex-Garnet J407 12 August 1944 Associated Shipbuilders, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply Company single reduction gear Returned to US custody at England, 24 December 1946, sold to Foustinos Brothers. 1947, rebuilt as inter-island ferry and renamed Pantelis, Laid up 1968, capsized and sank at moorings at Ambelakia, Salamis Island, 6 December 1971, later broken up in situ
ex-BAM-20 J400 25 October 1943 Savannah Machine & Foundry, Savannah, Georgia 2 × Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply Company single reduction gear Sunk, 6 July 1944, by German Neger human torpedo
ex-BAM-11 ex-Celerity J23 30 August 1943 Associated Shipbuilders, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply Company single reduction gear Returned to US, 1946, sold to Turkey, 1947, renamed Ereğli
ex-BAM-21 J401 24 November 1943 Savannah Machine & Foundry, Savannah, Georgia 2 × Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply Company single reduction gear Sunk, 8 July 1944, by German Biber midget submarine
ex-BAM-31 J375 29 September 1943 Gulf Shipbuilding, Madisonville, Louisiana 2 × Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply Company single reduction gear Returned to US, 24 December 1946, sold to Turkey, 1947, renamed Eregli, stricken 1973
ex- J335 18 May 1943 Gulf Shipbuilding, Madisonville, Louisiana 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Returned to US, 10 December 1946, sold, 23 April 1947, renamed Evening Star, renamed Pride of the West, broken up in Germany, July 1956
ex-BAM-32 J374 26 October 1943 Gulf Shipbuilding, Madisonville, Louisiana 2 × Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply Company single reduction gear Returned to US, January 1947, sold to Turkey, 1947, renamed Çarsamba, stricken 1985
ex- J339 7 June 1943 Gulf Shipbuilding, Madisonville, Louisiana 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Returned to US, January 1947, sold to Turkey, 1947, renamed Çardak, stricken 1974

US Navy Auk-class minesweepers

Ship nameHull numberBuilderShip powerNotes
ex-HMS Buffalo BAM-8 AM-340 General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California 2 × Baldwin VO8, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, December 1946, stricken, 1 July 1972, sold to the Mexican Navy on 19 September 1972, renamed Juan N. Álvarez
AM-57 Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia 2 × ALCO 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 15 July 1946, stricken, 1 August 1956
AM-58 Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan 2 × ALCO 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 25 January 1954, stricken, 1 July 1972, sold, 1 December 1973, renamed Anaconda
ex-HMS Akbar BAM-1 AM-314 General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California 2 × Baldwin VO8, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 30 January 1947, stricken 1 July 1972, transferred to the Mexican Navy, 19 September 1972, renamed Mariano Escobar, still in active service
AM-59 Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan 2 × ALCO 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 15 May 1946, transferred to the National Navy of Uruguay, 18 August 1966, renamed Comandante Pedro Campbell, converted for Antarctic expeditions, stricken 12 December 2003, used as training hulk
ex-HMS Alice BAM-2 AM-315 General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California 2 × Baldwin VO8, Westinghouse single reduction gear Grounded, 1 February 1944, decommissioned, 1 November 1954, stricken, 1 July 1972, sold to the Mexican Navy, 16 February 1973, renamed Jesus Gonzalez Ortega
ex-HMS Amelia BAM-3 AM-316 General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California 2 × Baldwin VO8, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 15 April 1955, sold to the Mexican Navy, 20 September 1972, renamed Ponciano Arriaga
ex-HMS Amity BAM-4 AM-317 General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California 2 × Baldwin VO8, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 15 April 1955, stricken, 1 July 1972, sold to the Mexican Navy, 3 January 1973, renamed Manuel Doblado
ex-HMS Augusta BAM-5 AM-318 General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California 2 × Baldwin VO8, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 15 April 1955, sold to the Mexican Navy, 1973, renamed Sabastian Lerdo de Tejada
ex-HMS Sepoy BAM-30 AM-341 Gulf Shipbuilding, Madisonville, Louisiana 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Decommissioned, 31 October 1956, transferred to the South Korean Navy, December 1967, renamed Koje
ex-HMS Blaze BAM-6 AM-319 General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California 2 × Baldwin VO8, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 15 March 1959, stricken, 1 July 1972, sold to the Mexican Navy, 19 September 1972, renamed Santos Degollado, Sunk as a dive wreck, 3 March 2022
AM-100 General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California 2 × Busch-Sulzer 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 27 January 1954, stricken, 1 March 1967
AM-101 General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California 2 × Busch-Sulzer 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 15 April 1955, stricken, 1 July 1972, sold to the Mexican Navy, 1 February 1973, renamed Mariano Matamoros
ex-HMS Brutus BAM-7 AM-320 General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California 2 × Baldwin VO8, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 14 October 1955, stricken, 1 July 1972, sold for scrap, 1 April 1974
AM-371 Savannah Machine & Foundry, Savannah, Georgia 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Sunk by mine, in the Tsushima Strait, 29 December 1945, stricken, 21 January 1946
AM-102 General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California 2 × Busch-Sulzer 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 15 June 1946, stricken, 1 December 1966, sunk as a target, April 1968
AM-372 Savannah Machine & Foundry, Savannah, Georgia 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 14 March 1957, stricken, 1 December 1964, transferred to the Philippine Navy, 18 June 1965, renamed Rizal
AM-60 Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan 2 × ALCO 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 3 June 1946, stricken, 1 December 1966, sunk as a target
AM-103 General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California 2 × Busch-Sulzer 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 29 May 1946, stricken, 1 December 1966, sunk as a target 1967
AM-373 Savannah Machine & Foundry, Savannah, Georgia 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 31 January 1969, stricken, 1 February 1969
AM-61 Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan 2 × ALCO 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, December 1945, stricken, 1 December 1966, sunk as a target
AM-374 Savannah Machine & Foundry, Savannah, Georgia 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 14 January 1955, stricken, 1 December 1966, sold for scrap, 6 October 1967
AM-104 Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc., Beaumont, Texas 2 × Busch-Sulzer 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, October 1954, stricken, 1 July 1972, sold to the Mexican Navy, 19 July 1972, renamed Juan Aldarma
AM-105 Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc., Beaumont, Texas 2 × Busch-Sulzer 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 8 July 1946, stricken, 1 July 1972, sold to the Mexican Navy, 19 September 1972, renamed Leandro Valle
AM-375 Savannah Machine & Foundry, Savannah, Georgia 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 3 August 1955, stricken, 1 December 1966, sold for scrap, 17 November 1967
AM-106 Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc., Beaumont, Texas 2 × Busch-Sulzer 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Sunk by mine, off Anzio, Italy, on 22 January 1944, stricken, 6 March 1944
AM-107 Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc., Beaumont, Texas 2 × Busch-Sulzer 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 1963, stricken, 10 January 1964, sold for scrap, 13 October 1964
AM-376 Savannah Machine & Foundry, Savannah, Georgia 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 17 May 1957, stricken, 1 July 1963, transferred to South Korea, 25 July 1963, renamed Shin Song, stricken, 1984
AM-108 Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Company, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Busch-Sulzer 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 30 June 1960, stricken, 1 July 1960
AM-377 Savannah Machine & Foundry, Savannah, Georgia 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, April 1946, stricken, 1 December 1966
AM-378 Savannah Machine & Foundry, Savannah, Georgia 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 15 March 1957, stricken 1 April 1965, transferred to the Taiwan Navy, 25 July 1963, renamed Wu Sheng, stricken, 26 February 1998
AM-109 Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Company, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Busch-Sulzer 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned and stricken, 1 April 1964
ex-Right AM-110 Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Company, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Busch-Sulzer 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 9 March 1955, stricken, 1 April 1964, Sold for scrap in May 1967
AM-379 Gulf Shipbuilding, Madisonville, Louisiana 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 20 June 1946, stricken, 1 July 1972, transferred to the Mexican Navy, 1 February 1973, renamed Melchior Ocampo, reclassified and renamed, Guitierrez Zamora
AM-380 Gulf Shipbuilding, Madisonville, Louisiana 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 31 August 1956, stricken, 17 May 1974, transferred to the Peruvian Navy, 1 November 1960, renamed Galvez, retired 1981
AM-111 Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Company, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Busch-Sulzer 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 19 April 1955, stricken, 1 July 1972, sold to the Mexican Navy, 4 November 1973, renamed Hermenegildo Galeana, renamed, Mariano Matomoros, 1993
AM-381 Gulf Shipbuilding, Madisonville, Louisiana 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 16 April 1947, stricken, 1 December 1966, sold to the Mexican Navy, 19 September 1962, renamed Xicotencatl
AM-112 American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Decommissioned, 11 March 1955, stricken, 1 March 1963, sold to the Royal Norwegian Navy, 15 December 1962, renamed Uller
AM-113 American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Sunk in action, off Licata, Italy on 10 July 1943, stricken, 19 August 1943
AM-62 General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California 2 × ALCO 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 1 August 1968, stricken 30 June 1968, sold for scrap, 2 November 1971
AM-382 Gulf Shipbuilding, Madisonville, Louisiana 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 28 September 1956, stricken, 17 May 1974, loaned to the Peruvian Navy, 1 November 1960, transferred to the Peruvian Navy, 1 May 1974
AM-115 American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Sunk in action, off Salerno, Italy, 25 September 1943, stricken, 11 November 1943
AM-63 General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California 2 × ALCO 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Sunk in action, off Hagushi beaches, near Yomitan, Okinawa, 28 April 1945, stricken, 28 April 1945
ex-HMS Errant BAM-22 AM-322 Associated Shipbuilders, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Decommissioned, August 1946, stricken, 1 July 1972, sold to the Mexican Navy, 19 September 1972, renamed Ignacio De La Llave
AM-116 American Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Decommissioned, 7 June 1946, stricken, transferred to South Korea, 17 November 1965, renamed Sunchon
AM-384 American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, June 1954, stricken, 1 July 1972, sold for scrap, 20 December 1973
AM-114 American Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Decommissioned, 15 August 1955, stricken, 1 March 1967, sold for scrap, 17 November 1967
AM-64 General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California 2 × ALCO 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 15 May 1946, stricken, 1 July 1972, sold to the Mexican Navy, 16 February 1973, renamed Valentin Gómez Farias
AM-118 American Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Decommissioned, 18 June 1946, stricken 18 February 1968, transferred to the Taiwan Navy, 30 May 1968, renamed Mo Ling, sunk, 1970
AM-117 American Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Decommissioned, 8 January 1955, stricken, 1 October 1959, sold to the Royal Norwegian Navy, renamed Gor
AM-383 American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 18 December 1970, stricken, 21 February 1975, sold to a private company, 5 December 1975, renamed Helenka B
AM-119 American Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Decommissioned, 9 October 1954, stricken, 1 October 1959, sold to the Royal Norwegian Navy, renamed Tyr
AM-65 General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California 2 × ALCO 539, Westinghouse single reduction gear Sunk in action, off Kerama Retto, in the Ryukyu Islands, on 22 April 1945, stricken, 2 June 1945
AM-120 John H. Mathis & Company, Camden, New Jersey 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Decommissioned, 15 January 1947, stricken, 1 July 1972, sold to the Mexican Navy, renamed Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
AM-121 John H. Mathis & Company, Camden, New Jersey 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Sunk by mine, in action off Anzio, Italy, 9 June 1944, stricken, 22 August 1944
AM-122 John H. Mathis & Company, Camden, New Jersey 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Decommissioned, 13 December 1955, stricken, 1 July 1972, scrapped
AM-123 Savannah Machine & Foundry, Savannah, Georgia 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Decommissioned, 27 July 1956, stricken, 1 July 1972, sold to the Mexican Navy, renamed Guillermo Prieto
AM-385 American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 10 December 1954, transferred to the US Coast Guard, 4 October 1963, commissioned USCGC Tanager (WTR-885), 16 July 1964, decommissioned, 1 February 1972, sold, 15 November 1972
AM-386 American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 10 November 1954, stricken, 1 July 1972, scrapped
AM-124 Savannah Machine & Foundry, Savannah, Georgia 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Decommissioned, 31 May 1946, stricken, 1 July 1972, sold to the Mexican Navy, 1 February 1973, renamed Francisco Zarco
AM-125 Savannah Machine & Foundry, Savannah, Georgia 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Sunk by mine, in action off the coast of Normandy, 7 June 1944, stricken, 29 July 1944
AM-126 Gulf Shipbuilding, Madisonville, Louisiana 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Decommissioned, 16 April 1954, stricken, 1 December 1966
AM-387 American Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 1 May 1957, stricken 1 July 1964, transferred to the Taiwan Navy, 2 December 1964, renamed Chien Men, sunk in action, 6 August 1965
AM-388 American Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 30 April 1969, stricken, 1 May 1969, sold for scrap, 6 March 1970
ex-HMS Espoir BAM-23 AM-323 Associated Shipbuilders, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Decommissioned, 29 August 1955, stricken, 1 March 1961, transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy, 27 January 1961, renamed Brage, scrapped, 1978
AM-127 Gulf Shipbuilding, Madisonville, Louisiana 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Decommissioned, 21 September 1954, stricken, 1 May 1967, sold for scrap
AM-128 Gulf Shipbuilding, Madisonville, Louisiana 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Decommissioned, 7 October 1946, stricken, 1 July 1972, sold to the Mexican Navy, renamed Ignacio L. Vallarta
ex-HMS Exploit BAM-24 AM-324 Associated Shipbuilders, Puget Sound, Washington 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Decommissioned, 30 January 1947, stricken, 1 December 1966, transferred to the Philippine Navy, 19 August 1967, renamed Quezon
AM-389 American Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 1 May 1957, transferred to the Taiwan Navy, 14 October 1965, renamed Chu Yang, decommissioned 16 February 1998
AM-390 American Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Westinghouse single reduction gear Decommissioned, 17 November 1954, stricken, 1 July 1972, sold for scrap, 20 December 1973
AM-131 Gulf Shipbuilding, Madisonville, Louisiana 2 × Electro-Motive Division 12-278, Farrel Birmingham single reduction gear Decommissioned, 6 July 1956, stricken, 1 December 1966, sunk as target, 9 January 1967

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