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    WW2 Minesweepers - AUK Class

    Does anyone out there have either plans or, better still, a model of an WW2 AUK Class sweeper - built in the USA under LeaseLend.

    In UK they were classed as Fleet Sweepers and designated 'RAVEN Class' I believe.

    They are quite distinctive, having two stacks.

    The grandfather of an acquaintance in the US served aboard one of these and this stirred my interest. Something a bit different to the cnvention Flowers.
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      Hi Iain,

      The only minesweepers I can find in Lenton &Colledge's book on second world war allied ships state, as you rightly said, that the Americans built thirty-two Fleet Minesweepers for us. Only name I can come up with at the moment is HMS Chamois.

      However, a good source of plans for US ships is :

      The Floating Drydock
      http://www.floatingdrydock.com/


      Can I suggest you give them a try?

      Not sure but I think they are now able to accept funds in UK Stirling but you would have to ask first.

      Sorry not to be more help,

      Regards

      Chris

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          Thanks for that Chris.

          I followed up using www.battleship-cruisers.co.uk and discovered that these were the Catherine Class. Chamois was there, along with a number of others. Some pikkies but .....

          Ta muchly

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              Iain.

              I too have been loking for plans, The Floating Drydock only have general arrangement STB side and some plan views of AM57 approved for british AM17-21

              Same sort of drawings for HMS Chance from NMM I think, they were also known as Raven Class modifications BAM, AM57, AUK, Catherine.

              There are a number of sites and pictures of the US ships look up USS SKILL.

              and for a list of ships built look up http://www.coltoncompany.com/shipbld...weepers/am.htm

              I also would like hull lines for any of these classes as they all are the or would appear to be the same.

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                  Hi folks,

                  I'll keep in touch about this issue. Anything I glean, I'll post.

                  I have a set of GA plans scanned from paper originals but they are of such poor quality ..

                  Ah well ... ever hopeful.

                  I'll keep looking.

                  Thanks folks

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                      AUK Class Sweepers

                      Hi Neville,

                      I have tried posting the four GA's I have but they are tooooo big!

                      If you let me have your email address I can send them. You can reach me at iainmoffatt@blueyonder.co.uk

                      Quality is poor and text not entirely readable but .....

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