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DEFENSE

The USS Defense was an American Auk Class minesweeper of 890 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Defense was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 18 knots and carried a complement of 105. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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