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U.S.S. VIKING
(ARS-1)Click to view crew list
ARS-1 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| OCT | 1917 | - | Keel Date: 18 OCT 1917 | ||
| AUG | 1918 | - | Launch Date: 24 AUG 1918 | ||
| FEB | 1919 | - | Commissioned: 12 FEB 1919 | ||
| MAY | 1922 | - | Decommissioned: 5 MAY 1922 | ||
ARS-1 General Specifications
Class: Lapwing-class minesweeper
Named for: flamingo
Complement: 78 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 850 tons
Length: 180 feet
Beam: 35 feet 6 inches
Flank Speed: 14 knots
Final Disposition: Transferred to U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 23 January