Soviet minesweeper T-118 explained
T-118 was a
minesweeper of the
Soviet Navy during
World War II and the
Cold War. She had originally been built as
USS Armada (AM-145), an, 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-118; she was never returned to the United States.
T-118 was sunk by in the
Kara Sea in August 1944. 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.
Career
Armada was laid down on 18 October 1942 at Tampa, Florida, by the Tampa Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 7 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. B. C. Crawford; and completed on 16 September 1943. She was turned over to the USSR on the day of her completion and was commissioned in the Soviet Navy as T-118. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Kara Sea on 12 August 1944 by German submarine .
Armada was carried on the American Navy List as MSF-145 after 7 February 1955 until 1 January 1983 when her name was struck.
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