Armada (AM-145)
1955-1983
A general word classification.
(AM-145: displacement 650; length 184'6"; beam 33'0"; draft 9'9"; speed14.8 knots; complement 104; armament 1 3-inch, 4 40 millimeter; class Admirable)
Armada (AM-145) was laid down on 18 October 1942 at Tampa, Fla., by the Tampa Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 7 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. B. C. Crawford; and completed on 16 September 1943.
She was turned over to the USSR on the day of her completion and was commissioned in the Soviet Navy as T- (Tralshik, minesweeper)118. The Soviets never returned her to the U.S. Navy.
Armada was carried on the U.S. Naval Vessel Register, as MSF-145 after 7 February 1955, until 1 January 1983 when her name was stricken.
Raymond A. Mann
Updated, Robert J. Cressman
13 December 2023
