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U.S.S. GANNETT
(AVP-8)Click to view crew list
AVP-8 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| OCT | 1918 | - | Keel Date: 1 OCT 1918 at Todd Shipyard Corp.New York | ||
| MAR | 1919 | - | Launch Date: 19 MAR 1919 | ||
| JUL | 1919 | - | Commissioned: 10 JUL 1919 | ||
AVP-8 General Specifications
Class: Lapwing-class minesweeper
Named for: the gannet bird
Complement: 72 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 950 tons
Length: 187 feet 10 inches
Beam: 35 feet 6 inches
Flank Speed: 14 knots
Final Disposition: Torpedoed northwest of Bermuda 7 June 1942