Raven-class minesweeper

	USS Osprey in 1941
Class overview
Name	Raven class
Builders	Norfolk Navy Yard
Operators	United States Navy
Preceded by	Lapwing class
Succeeded by	Auk class
In commission	11 November 1940 - 31 May 1946
Completed	2
Lost	1
Retired	1
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	810 tons; 1,040 tons full load;
Length	220 ft 6 in (67.21 m)
Beam	32 ft 2 in (9.80 m)
Draft	9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement	105 officers and men
Armament	Raven:; 1 × 3-inch/50 caliber gun; 2 × 40 mm AA guns; Osprey:; 2 × 3-inch/50 caliber guns;

The Raven class was a class of two World War II-era U.S. Navy minesweepers. They were succeeded by the Auk class which were based on the Ravens but had diesel-electric rather than diesel propulsion.

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