Sister ship AM-276 Pivot. Photo. www.navsource.org
Admirable Class Minesweeper:
Displacement: 625 tons
Length: 184'6"
Beam: 33'
Draft: 10'
Speed: 15 knots
Armament: 1 3"/50
Complement: 104
Diesel-electric engines, twin screws, 1,800 h.p.
Built at American Shipbuilding Co. and commissioned 10 Mar 1944 .Transferred to
The second Magnet (AM-260) was laid down by American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, Ohio, 13 March 1943; launched 5 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. John J. Boland; and commissioned 10 March 1944, Lt. H. A. Babione in command.
Following commissioning in the 9th Naval District, Magnet steamed down the Mississippi River en route to
On 10 March 1945 she was detached from the South Atlantic Forces and assigned to TG 23.2 at