Raven-class minesweeper explained

The Raven class was a class of two World War II-era U.S. Navy minesweepers. They were succeeded by the which were based on the Ravens but had diesel-electric rather than diesel propulsion.^[1]

Ships

Ship name	Hull number	Date removed from Naval Vessel Register	Fate
USS Raven^[2]	AM-55	1 May 1967	Sunk as a target off the coast of southern California, 1967
	AM-56	22 August 1944	Struck a mine and sank, 5 June 1944

External links

• Minesweeper (AM)- Minesweeper, Steel hulled (MSF)- Minesweeper, Ocean (MSO) - British Minesweepers (BAM) - Index

Notes and References

1. Book: Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946 . 2001 . Conway Maritime Press . 0851771467 . 150 .
2. Web site: Raven class . 2007-05-15 . 2007-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071008170318/http://uboat.net/allies/warships/class.html?ID=259 . live .