Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive

Ruff (AMc 59)



Call sign:
Nan - Baker - Mike - How



American Belle call sign:
King - Able - Able - Nan
Coastal Minesweeper:

  • Built in 1940 as Hull No. 251 by the Martinolich Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, CA
  • Named Speaker
  • Acquired by the Navy 31 December 1940
  • Renamed Ruff and designated AMc 59, 5 March 1941
  • Launched 24 April 1941
  • Placed in service 31 October 1941
  • Placed out of service 23 January 1946 at San Diego, CA
  • Struck from the Naval Register 7 February 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 29 August 1947
  • Registered in 1949 to Manuel Betencourt of San Diego, CA as the fishing boat American Belle
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 307 t.
    1949 - 199 t.
  • Length 98' 6"
    1949 - 91.3'
  • Beam 24'
    1949 - 24.3'
  • Draft 11' 1"
    1949 - 10.9'
  • Speed 10 kts
  • Complement 17
    1949 - 13
  • Armament: Two .50 cal. machine guns
  • Propulsion: One 465bhp Superior L. D. P. diesel engine, one shaft.
    Click on thumbnail
    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Ruff 75k
    Namesake:

    Ruff - A common Eurasian sandpiper

    		 Tommy Tramp
    View the Ruff (AMc 59)
    DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway website
    Back to the Main Photo Index Back to the Mine Warfare Ship Photo Index Back to the Coastal Minesweeper (AMc) Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster
    This page created and maintained by Joseph M. Radigan (of blessed memory) & David Wright
    All Pages © 1996 - 2023, NavSource History, All rights reserved.