USS Peril (AM-272)
| History | |
|---|---|
 USA | |
| Name | USS Peril |
| Builder | Gulf Shipbuilding Co. |
| Laid down | 1 February 1943 |
| Launched | 25 July 1943 |
| Commissioned | 2 April 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 21 May 1946 |
| Fate | Transferred to the Soviet Union, 22 May 1945 |
| History | |
.svg){kind=small} USSR | |
| Name | T-281 |
| Acquired | 22 May 1945 |
| Fate | Possibly scrapped in 1956 |
| 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 | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 × ALCO 539 diesel engines, 1,710 shp (1.3 MW) Farrel-Birmingham single reduction gear 2 shafts |
| Speed | 14.8 kilotonnes ([convert: unit mismatch]) |
| Complement | 104 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 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: | US Atlantic Fleet (1944-1945) |
USS Peril (AM-272) 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 before being transferred to the North Pacific Ocean where she trained a Russian crew and was “loaned” to the Soviet Union under terms of the Lend Lease Act.
Peril was laid down 1 February 1943 by the Gulf Shipbuilding Co., Chickasaw, Alabama; launched 25 July 1943 sponsored by Mrs. Morris Sorbet; and commissioned 20 April 1944, Lt. Donald W. Phillips in command.
World War II Atlantic operations
Peril departed Boston, Massachusetts, 5 February 1945, for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she underwent overhaul 8 to 27 February.
Transfer to the Pacific Fleet
Upon completion of overhaul she proceeded via the Panama Canal, San Diego, California, Seattle, Washington, and Kodiak, Alaska, to Cold Bay, Alaska, where she moored 28 April 1945. There she received for minesweeper training forty Soviet seamen and four Soviet officers on 1 May 1945, and thirty-two Soviet seamen and two Soviet officers 6 May 1945.
Transferred to the Soviet Union
Peril decommissioned 21 May 1945 and was transferred to the U.S.S.R. Navy. Peril was designated T-281 in the Soviet Navy. She was subsequently reported destroyed or lost in Soviet service. She is reputed to have been scrapped in the Soviet Union in 1956.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
See also
External links
- "Peril". DANFS. U.S. Naval Historical Center. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- "Peril". Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive. NavSource Online. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
