For other ships with the same name, see ROKS Suncheon.
History
United States
Name
USS Speed
Builder
American Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Laid down
17 November 1941
Launched
18 April 1942
Commissioned
15 October 1942
Decommissioned
7 June 1946
Reclassified
MSF-116, 7 February 1955
Honours and awards
7 battle stars (World War II)
Fate
Transferred to the Republic of Korea, 17 November 1967
History
South Korea
Name
ROKS Sunchon (PCE-1002)
Acquired
17 November 1967
Fate
Unknown
General characteristics
Class and type
Auk-class minesweeper
Displacement
890 long tons (904 t)
Length
221 ft 3 in (67.44 m)
Beam
32 ft (9.8 m)
Draft
10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
Speed
18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement
100 officers and enlisted
Armament
1 × 3"/50 caliber gun
2 × 40 mm guns
4 × 20 mm guns
4 × Depth charge projectors
1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar
2 × Depth charge tracks
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