USS Redwing (AM-48)
History | |
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United States | |
Builder | Baltimore Drydock & Shipbuilding Co., Baltimore, Maryland |
Laid down | 5 August 1918 |
Launched | 7 June 1919 |
Commissioned | 17 October 1919, as Minesweeper No.48 |
Reclassified |
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Stricken | 19 August 1943 |
Fate | Lost to underwater mine explosion off Bizerte, Tunisia, 29 June 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | minesweeper |
Displacement | 950 long tons (965 t) |
Length | 187 ft 10 in (57.25 m) |
Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
Propulsion | 1 × 1,400 shp (1,000 kW) Harlan and Hollingsworth vertical triple-expansion steam engine, 1 shaft |
Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 72 |
Armament |
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USS Redwing (AM-48) was an
Post-World War I service
She operated out of
Except for various patrol assignments, Redwing remained at Astoria until 1941. Then returning to the
Redwing recommissioned 28 October. After shakedown, she was assigned to the
World War II operations
Remaining in Icelandic waters through 9 August 1942, she performed towing and limited salvage services. She arrived New York 30 August and there engaged in salvage operations until October, when she underwent a short availability at Norfolk, Virginia.
Redwing departed 6 November for
Sinking
At 0605 29 June, when about 10 nautical miles (19 km) from her destination, Redwing was rocked by an underwater explosion which tore a large hole in her hull just below the bridge. Five officers and eight enlisted men were blown overboard. She began to list dangerously and the order was given to abandon ship. The four tugboats received the crew and recovered two injured officers, two wounded enlisted men, and the body of one other enlisted man.
Her decks awash, Redwing was taken in tow by the tugboats. At 1005 near the main channel leading into the harbor at Bizerte, a British destroyer passed close abeam and her wake caused Redwing to roll over. The towing hawsers were cut and she sank in 160 feet (49 m) of water.
She was struck from the
References
- Cortes, Antonio (1987). "Re: The Loss of USS Redwing (ARS-4)". Warship International. XXIV (1): 5–6. ISSN 0043-0374.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Redwing (Minesweeper No.48/AM-48/ARS-4) at NavSource Naval History
- "The ARS". National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20.