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The ''Auk'' class were Allied minesweepers serving with the United States Navy and the British Royal Navy during the Second World War. In total, there were 95 ''Auk''s built. ==Design and development== The ''Auk'' class displaced 890 tons on average, and had an approximate length of 220-225 feet. They could reach a maximum speed of about . ''Auk''s were equipped with a single 3 inch gun, two 40 mm Bofors guns, and eight 20 mm Oerlikon guns. Thirty-two minesweepers were ordered by the US (as BAM-1 to -32), intending them to be supplied to the Royal Navy under Lend-lease; 12 were retained for USN use and given names and the "AM" hull classification prefix.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=NavSource )〕 Those transferred to the RN were named as the ''Catherine'' class receiving "J" pennant number prefixes. Eleven minesweepers of the ''Auk'' class were lost in World War II, six to direct enemy action including USS ''Skill'', torpedoed by ''U-593''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Auk-class minesweeper」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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