USS Phoebe (AMc-57)
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NamePhoebe
Laid down5 December 1940
Launched1941
Acquired31 March 1941
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Phoebe |
| Laid down | 5 December 1940 |
| Launched | 1941 |
| Acquired | 31 March 1941 |
| Commissioned | 2 May 1941 |
| In service | 1941 |
| Out of service | 14 May 1956 |
| Renamed | Western Explorer (1946) |
| Stricken | 8 January 1946 |
| Identification | Official Number: 251283 |
| Fate | Sold, 27 March 1946. Foundered off Socorro Island, Mexico, 14 May 1956. |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 166 GRT |
| Displacement | 176 tons |
| Length | 94 ft (29 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft 3 in (7.70 m) |
| Draught | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Complement | 17 |
| Armament | two .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns |
USS Phoebe (AMc-57) was a coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
The first ship to be named Phoebe by the Navy, AMc–57 was laid down by the Western Boat Building Co., Tacoma, Washington, 5 December 1940; launched in 1941; purchased by the Navy 31 March 1941; and commissioned at Tacoma, Washington, 2 May 1941.
