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Specifications:
Displacement 1,350 t.
Length 187' 10".
Beam 35' 6".
Draft 13' 1".
Speed 12 kts.
Complement 75.
Armament one 3"/50 dual purpose mount.
Propulsion two 200 psi saturated steam Babcock and Wilcox header boilers, one 1,400shp Harlan and Hollingsworth vertical triple expansion reciprocating steam engine, one shaft.
On 28 August 1942 , AM 51 Sandpiper cleared
DANFS DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN NAVAL FIGHTING SHIPS