| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Fidelity |
| Builder | Nashville Bridge Company, Nashville, Tennessee |
| Laid down | 15 October 1941 |
| Launched | 28 February 1942 |
| Commissioned | 9 September 1942 |
| Renamed | USS PC-1600, 1 June 1944 |
| Honors and awards | 2 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 15 June 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Adroit-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 295 long tons (300 t) |
| Length | 173 ft 8 in (52.93 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 7 in (3.53 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
| Complement | 66 |
| Armament |
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USS Fidelity (AM-96) was an Adroit-class minesweeper of the United States Navy. Laid down on 15 October 1941 by the Nashville Bridge Company of Nashville, Tennessee, launched on 28 February 1942, and commissioned on 9 September 1942. The ship was reclassified as a submarine chaser USS PC-1600 on 1 June 1944.
PC-1600 was decommissioned, (date unknown), and transferred to the Maritime Commission on 15 June 1948, and sold to Charles Weaver. Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown). Fate unknown. PC-1600 earned two battle stars for World War II service.
References
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 Fidelity (AM-96)/PC-1600 at NavSource Naval History
This page was last edited on 15 February 2022, at 10:15