Kite class minesweeper
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| Class: | Kite class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 410 tons |
| Length: | 123' 10" |
| Beam: | 23' |
| Draft: | 12' |
| Speed: | 10 knots |
| Complement: | Unknown |
| Armament: | One 3"/50 gun mount, and two .30 cal. machine guns |
| Propulsion: | one 400shp Fairbanks-Morse diesel engine, one shaft. |
The Kite-class minesweepers were a class of ships built by the United States Navy during World War II.
Only two ships of this class were built:
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This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
