History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Conflict |
Builder | Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon |
Launched | 18 April 1942 |
Commissioned | 7 September 1942 |
Renamed | USS PC-1589, 1 June 1944 |
Decommissioned | 31 May 1946 |
Honours and awards | 2 battle stars (World War II) |
Fate | Transferred to War Assets Administration, 3 December 1947 |
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 | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
Complement | 65 |
Armament |
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USS Conflict (AM-85) was an Adroit-class minesweeper of the United States Navy. The ship was launched on 18 April 1942 by Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon; and commissioned 7 September 1942.
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North Korea vs the United States The defense budget of North Korea is estimated to be $10 billion (or 15.8% of their GDP). The American defense budget is $664 billion (or 2.4% of their GDP). North Korea’s total population is 24.7 million people with a total of 10 million who are fit for service. 690,000 are active frontline personnel and 4.5 million are active reserve personnel. This means that 21% of the whole country can be activated to fight at any time. The United States has a population of 316 million people with 120 million fit for service. It has 1.4 million people who are active frontline personnel and 850,000 who are active reserve personnel. This means US manpower is twice as large as North Korea’s manpower. But if both sides activated their reserves, North Korea’s manpower would be approximately 2.5 times bigger than that of the United States. When it comes to tanks, the countries are very closely matched: North Korea has 6,600 tanks, while the United States has 8,300 tanks. But when it comes to AFVs, the United States outnumbers North Korea 10:1. Other land units that armies employ are Self-Propelled Guns, Towed-Artillery, and Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems When it comes to air power, North Korea is no match for the United States, with its 940 aircrafts compared to the US’s 13,700 aircrafts. The most popular American air fighter is the United States developed F-16 Fighting Falcon. North Korea’s most popular air fighter is the Russian developed MiG-29 Fishbed. When it comes to Naval Power, North Korea outnumbers the United States by 2:1; however, its fighting power is inferior to that of the US’s. If it came to nuclear warfare, North Korea is rumored to have enough plutonium to produce 4-8 nuclear warheads. At the same time, the United States has 5,100 warheads on standby. But even if North Korea was able to launch a warhead, it is believed that North Korea’s missiles are not able to reach the United States. We cannot forget that almost every single tank, aircraft, or naval unit needs fuel to operate. North Korea currently consumes 15,000 barrels of oil a day, but it only produces 150 barrels daily. Not to mention that North Korea has no oil in reserves. On the other hand, the United States consumes 19 million barrels of oil a day, but it only produces 8.5 million barrels daily. That said, it has 20 billion barrels of oil in reserves. But war isn’t only waged physically anymore. North Korea is estimated to have a hacker force of 1,800 hackers. It is not known how many hackers the United States employs but it is believed that the US is investing heavily in cyber warfare. If you like this video, please click like and subscribe to our channel for a weekly infographic.
World War II Pacific Theatre Operations
Clearing Seattle, Washington, 7 December 1942, Conflict called at San Francisco, California, and Pearl Harbor before arriving at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, 29 January 1943. From this base she sailed on antisubmarine patrols in the Solomons and escorted convoys throughout the Solomons and the Florida Islands until 2 July 1945.
Converted to Submarine Chaser PC-1589
On 1 June 1944 her name was canceled and her classification changed to PC-1589.
Arriving at Nouméa, New Caledonia 4 July 1945 PC-1589 visited Auckland, New Zealand, from 10 to 21 July, then escorted U.S. Navy crash boats to the Ellice, Wallis, Fiji, and New Hebrides Islands. After the end of the war she remained in New Caledonia serving as pilot ship until 7 March 1946 when she got underway for an overhaul at Pago Pago, Samoa, sailing on to arrive in Pearl Harbor 1 May.
Post-War Deactivation
She decommissioned 31 May 1946, and transferred to the War Assets Administration for disposal 3 December 1947.
Awards
PC-1589 received 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 Conflict at NavSource Naval History