USS Magnet (AM-260)

History
United States
Name	USS Magnet (AM-260)
Builder	American Ship Building Company
Laid down	13 March 1943
Launched	5 June 1943
Commissioned	10 March 1944
Decommissioned	28 August 1945
Fate	Transferred to the Republic of China, 28 August 1945
Stricken	12 March 1948
History
Taiwan
Name	ROCS Yung Ning 永寧
Acquired	28 August 1945
Decommissioned	March 1st 1958
Fate	Stranded from typhoon on 27 January 1958
General characteristics
Class and type	Admirable-class minesweeper
Displacement	650 tons
Length	184 ft 6 in (56.24 m)
Beam	33 ft (10 m)
Draft	9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
Propulsion	2 × ALCO 539 diesel engines, 1,710 shp (1.3 MW); Farrel-Birmingham single reduction gear; 2 shafts;
Speed	14.8 knots (27.4 km/h)
Complement	104
Armament	1 × 3"/50 caliber gun DP; 2 × twin Bofors 40 mm guns; 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar; 2 × Depth charge tracks;
Service record
Part of:	U.S. Atlantic Fleet (1944–1945); Republic of China Navy (1945–1958);

The second USS Magnet (AM-260) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the Atlantic Ocean.

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