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{{short description|Minesweeper of the United States Navy}} |
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'''USS Sentinel (AM-42),''' a [[U.S Navy]] steel-hulled fleet (oceangoing) [[minesweeper]] of the [[Auk class]], was authorized as part of a group of mine sweepers scheduled to be built as replacements and for [[Lend Lease]] commitments. |
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{{Other ships|USS Sentinel}} |
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| Ship country= United States |
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| Ship flag= {{USN flag|1945}} |
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| Ship name= ''Sentinel'' |
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| Ship builder=Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, Michigan |
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| Ship fate=Contract cancelled, 12 August 1945 |
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|Ship complement=104 officers and men |
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|Ship armament=* 1 × [[3"/50 caliber gun]] |
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* 4 × [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|Bofors 40 mm gun]] |
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* 2 × Depth charge racks |
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* 2 × Minesweeping [[Paravane (weapon)|paravanes]] |
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On 12 August 1945, three days before hostilities ceased in the [[Pacific]], the [[U.S. Navy]] cancelled its contract with the Defoe Shipbuilding Co., [[Bay City, Michigan]], for the construction of '''Sentinel (AM-42).''' |
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'''USS ''Sentinel'' (AM-412)''' was a steel-hulled fleet (oceangoing) [[minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]] of the {{sclass|Admirable|minesweeper|4}} planned for the [[United States Navy]]. She was a part of a group of minesweepers scheduled to be built as replacements and for [[Lend-Lease]] commitments. On 12 August 1945, three days before hostilities ceased in the [[Pacific]], the [[U.S. Navy]] cancelled its contract with the [[Defoe Shipbuilding Company|Defoe Shipbuilding Co.]], [[Bay City, Michigan]], for the construction of ''Sentinel''. |
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* {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s9/sentinel-iii.htm}} |
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* {{cite web | url = http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/02idx.htm | title = Minesweeper Index | work= Navsource.org| year = 2006 | access-date = 15 June 2009 }} |
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{{Admirable-class minesweepers}} |
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== See Also == |
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* [[Auk class minesweeper]] |
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* [[Lend-Lease]] |
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* [[World War II]] |
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* [[Minesweeper]] |
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* [[Minesweeping]] |
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== External Links == |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sentinel (AM-412)}} |
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* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/#Anchor-Editoria-14954 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships] |
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[[Category:Admirable-class minesweepers]] |
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| Name | Sentinel |
| Builder | Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, Michigan |
| Fate | Contract cancelled, 12 August 1945 |
| General characteristics (as designed) | |
| Displacement | 625 long tons (635 t) |
| Length | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 104 officers and men |
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USS Sentinel (AM-412) was a steel-hulled fleet (oceangoing) minesweeper of the Admirable class planned for the United States Navy. She was a part of a group of minesweepers scheduled to be built as replacements and for Lend-Lease commitments. On 12 August 1945, three days before hostilities ceased in the Pacific, the U.S. Navy cancelled its contract with the Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, Michigan, for the construction of Sentinel.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- "Minesweeper Index". Navsource.org. 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
