USS Reign (AM-288)

Reign (AM-288) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built at the General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, of Alameda, California and completed in 1946, but she was never commissioned. Reign remained in the Pacific Reserve Fleet until struck from the Navy list 1 November 1959. During that time, however, she was redesignated MSF-288 on 7 February 1955.

History
United States
Name:	USS Reign (AM-288)
Builder:	General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California
Laid down:	30 October 1943
Launched:	29 May 1944
Acquired:	11 October 1946
Reclassified:	MSF-288, 7 February 1955
Stricken:	1 November 1959
Fate:	unknown
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:	Pacific Reserve Fleet (1944-1959)

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

External links

• "Reign". DANFS. U.S. Naval Historical Center. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
• "Reign". Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive. NavSource Online. Retrieved 2008-02-18.