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deck were trained down into the 3-inch (76 mm) ready box, stopping the detonation of the ammunition. After 30 minutes of hard work, the forward 3-inch (76 mm) magazine was reported to be half flooded, while the fires in the pilothouse, radio room, and on the flying bridge were extinguished.
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to anchor on 12 October and there embarked passengers and loaded mail for transfer to Wakanoura Wan. After provisioning and fueling small craft to capacity, the minesweeper departed Tsu Ko at 1155 on 13 October and arrived at Wakanoura Wan early the following morning. Following another availability
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resumed minesweeping operations in the Japanese home waters. She swept off Honshū for the remainder of the month of September, anchoring upon occasion at Wakanoura Wan, and chalked up 16 more mines swept. Accompanying LCI's or PGM's sank by gunfire those mines which the sweeper cut loose. On the
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and flying bridge. A bomb, carried by the "Val" that had crashed the ship, had exploded in the mess hall. It wiped out the entire forward fire and rescue party, blew out the port side of the officers' quarters, opened the main deck, and tumbled a 3-inch (76 mm) gun over the side. A 3-inch
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The minecraft's patrol duties in May were highlighted by two incidents. The first occurred on 4 May and the second on the 9th. In the first case, the ship was patrolling five miles (8 km) south of Kerama Retto about sunset. Five miles to the north, five Japanese suicide planes headed for
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was patrolling five miles (8 km) south of Kerama Retto on the afternoon of the 12th, a "flash red" alert was announced, and the ship's lookouts soon noted the presence of many enemy planes — all out of gun range. Suddenly, at 1456, the minesweeper noted black smoke pouring from
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for treatment. The ship's doctor, several officers, and enlisted men administered blood plasma and dressed wounds. The immediate injection of plasma and the efficient handling of the wounded saved 21 of the 23 casualties brought on board the minesweeper.
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Decommissioned on 30 January 1947, the ship was placed in reserve on 16 April that same year. She remained inactive into the mid-1960s. During that period, she was reclassified as a fleet minesweeper, MSF-324, on 7 February 1955. Struck from the
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at 1933. A burst of flame shot into the darkening skies; and soon the ship became a blazing inferno, ammunition and gasoline exploding at intervals and sending sheets of flame into the air to a height of what looked like hundreds of feet.
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and a "Frances" — off the ship's port quarter. Lt. (jg.) N. B. Norman, the officer of the deck, immediately ordered the gun watches on the 20-millimeter and 40-millimeter guns to commence firing, there not being time to call the ship to
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and her sister minesweepers swept for moored mines until nightfall when they retired. She cut loose one moored mine on the 26th, three on the 27th, and one on the 28th. While performing these sweep operations, she served as
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thought that the aircraft might have been a new arrival, unfamiliar with their ship. The aircraft suddenly made a sharp bank and a wing-tip caught in the water and the plane cartwheeled into the sea about a half mile from
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attempted to overtake the stricken escort ship, her crew broke out fire and rescue equipment on the main deck and made the mess hall ready to receive wounded below. Still en route, sharp-eyed lookouts noted survivors in
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Making port back at Pearl Harbor on 5 October, the ship underwent more repairs and maintenance work and tested minesweeping gear off Brown's Camp. After getting underway for the Marshalls again on 23 October, escorting
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for 17 days before returning to Okinawa at the end of August. By that time, the war in the Pacific was over. She remained at Buckner Bay from 1 to 7 September and got underway at noon on the 8th, bound for
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underwent an availability at the fleet anchorage at Kerama Retto before returning to the screening line. The next day, while steaming on station Baker 10, four miles (6 km) west of Kerama Retto,
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fires and took the destroyer escort under tow. Underway for the northern entrance of Kerama Retto at 2135, the two ships arrived at their destination two hours later. There, at the harbor entrance,
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attacking; and her gunners — along with those of the other ships in the unit — opened fire and blasted the "Kate" into pieces. The ship thus chalked up her first "sure assist" in downing the plane.
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After two hours had elapsed - a time when the frequent appearance of Japanese aircraft prohibited the use of lights and made the handling of lines, hoses, and damage control equipment difficult -
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manned her battle stations at 1845 when she received a "flash blue" air raid alert warning. Soon thereafter, the ship sighted a "Val" at 2,500 feet (760 m), three miles (5 km) north.
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Meanwhile, the minesweeper's starboard 40-millimeter mount took the "Frances" under fire. At a point 1,000 feet (300 m) above and 100 yards (91 m) from the port quarter of the nearby
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inexorably toward the minecraft. Soon there came the crunch of steel on steel as the landing ship crashed into the minesweeper's starboard side, forward, bending in the bulwarks near the bow.
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set on "shallow" the minecraft bent on speed to make an attack but, much to her chagrin, found that the wake had completely disappeared. In the midst of all the hulls and wakes created by the
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got underway and maneuvered inside the confused harbor before finally dropping anchor for the night to ride out the storm as it blew itself out. The dawn revealed three LST's aground and a
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remained at anchor for the remainder of the day, replenishing medical supplies and damage control gear, before getting underway on the 11th to sweep for mines in the vicinity of
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above the twisting destroyer escort; gunfire from the ships blew off one wing of the suicider but failed to deflect the kamikaze from its one-way mission. The plane crashed into
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remained on patrol off those islands over the ensuing days — days which seemed comparatively quiet. However, on the morning of the 16th, alert lookouts sighted two planes — a
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20-millimeter guns commenced firing on the "Val" when it was slightly abaft the beam, and the enemy plane then turned toward the ship before reversing course and heading for
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starboard side, at the main deck below the bridge. A heavy explosion soon followed, and a burst of smoke and flame engulfed the destroyer escort's pilothouse and bridge.
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and soon formed up in echelon formation to commence sweeping a channel — to a 120-foot (37 m) depth — through Kii Suido to Wakayama. That evening she anchored at
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did not return until the 21st. Underway again for area "Juneau" on the 22nd, the minesweeper and her sister ships spent the next week sweeping in the East China Sea.
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located three swimming sailors blown overboard from the CVE and directed a nearby LCV(P) to pick them up and transfer them to a high-speed transport. By midnight,
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sailors from the water, who all agreed with the minesweeper's observers that the ship's gunnery had proved accurate and effective in deflecting the suicide plane.
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To compound the confusion, a second Avenger arrived and, thinking the wreckage on the water was a surfaced submarine, strafed it. Vigilance launched her motor
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was an even greater contribution. By 1535, 23 of the most seriously injured men from the escort's ship's company — and one dead man — had been transferred to
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4 "destruction vessel", slated to destroy loose mines once they reached the surface. The ship sank several drifting floats and one moored mine with gunfire.
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continued the search for other survivors but found none. At 0524, the minesweeper was ordered to transfer the wounded man to hospital facilities ashore.
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suffered an engine casualty - a damaged exhaust manifold - that was beyond the capacity of the ship's force to handle. Accordingly, she went alongside
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lay alongside at 2015, sending two medical officers and three pharmacist's mates with additional medical supplies to handle the influx of casualties.
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returned to Ulithi on the 12th, only to find a full-scale antisubmarine alert in progress. She commenced patrolling station number 7 in company with
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underwent upkeep and maintenance before moving to Brown's Camp, Oahu, for experimental minesweeping evolutions which she conducted into mid-June.
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under tow and pulled her inside the anchorage. At that time, the harbor was blanketed with smoke as enemy aircraft were again in the vicinity.
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for temporary duty to handle the escort ship's communications - the destroyer escort's bridge force had been wiped out by the kamikaze -
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altered course to close, accelerating to full speed as fire and rescue parties readied emergency fire-fighting and first aid equipment.
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berth. The minesweeper slipped her anchor and chain in an effort to avoid a collision; but the 90-knot (170 km/h) wind pushed the
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for two days of logistics on 4 and 5 April, the minesweeper alternated between sweeping and screening operations for the ensuing week.
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The ship received fresh provisions on the 17th at anchor at Kerama Retto and returned to the screening line the next day. On 19 May,
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caught up with the damaged ship and came alongside at 1530, the more serious fires on board the escort vessel had been controlled.
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but resumed her labors early the following day and continued the routine for the next few days. She swept one mine on the 15th.
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as the Rizal class offshore patrol vessel into 2020. As of 2020, she is one of the oldest active Naval warships in the world.
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and remained there until noon of the following day for repairs to her radar. Reassigned duties as pilot ship soon thereafter,
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operated in the Ryūkyūs through the end of June and began July preparing for her next major operation, the sweeping of the
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on 23 January 1943. Launched on 5 April 1943, the minesweeper was commissioned at her builder's yard on 28 February 1944.
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sailors, placed on stretchers, were transferred to the minesweeper where they were given first aid and blood plasma.
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pulled alongside the burning destroyer escort to find heavy fires blazing from the forward mess hall, up through the
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assistance. While the minecraft was en route to the destroyer escort's side, another air battle ensued overhead. Two
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quarter. Southbound on her patrol, the minesweeper had swung wide to avoid fouling the screen of an outward-bound
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tested her magnetic sweep gear before she returned to Bishago Se and Iseno Umi to resume sweep operations there.
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opened fire with her 3-inch (76 mm) and 40-millimeter battery as the dive-bomber plunged toward the nearby
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fire fighting and damage control parties helped to extinguish the remaining blaze and made emergency repairs.
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at 0051 and picked up a survivor who had remained alive despite the crash, explosion, and machine-gun fire.
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for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
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between January and November 1946 and alternated between San Diego and San Francisco into January 1947.
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s fires were under control, and she was towed to an anchorage in Kerama Retto. At 0335 on the 5th,
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returned to the waters off Honshū to resume sweep operations, executing magnetic mine sweeps off
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39.11.4. Between 5 and 14 July, the ship accounted for four mines before undergoing logistics at
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took passing Japanese planes under fire. In the first instance, she claimed to have shot down a
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as part of convoy OKA-4 and arrived at Saipan on the 24th. She shifted to Guam in company with
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bow, administering a glancing blow to the ship and blew some of the oiler's crew overboard.
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departed Japanese waters on 17 December 1945, via Eniwetok and Pearl Harbor, bound for the
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Upon the conclusion of the repairs, the minesweeper conducted ASW training exercises with
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patterns on both occasions. She made port at Eniwetok on 3 November but got underway for
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24th, Vigilance herself destroyed a mine with 20-millimeter and .30-caliber rifle fire.
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screened the landing operations. On two more occasions - on 18 April and on the 28th —
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remained at anchor at Buckner Bay. She got underway at 0558 on 6 August and escorted
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fire and rescue party dragged on board five fire hoses, two submersible pumps, one
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to conduct a combined search for survivors. At 1045, the search was abandoned, and
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scored; and the "Val" splashed some 300 yards (270 m) ahead of the destroyer.
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During the second of two more round-trip runs from Pearl Harbor to the Marshalls,
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The landings commenced on 1 April. During the first three days of the invasion,
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shot down a "Val" which had possibly been attracted to the area by the burning
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undergoing availability in preparation for the upcoming operation against the
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Five minutes before sunrise on 20 November, while on patrol station number 4,
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Harbor the next day, she returned to Kerama Retto on 16 June in company with
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on the 10th for availability and, while her crew was enjoying movies on the
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on the 25th and commenced two weeks of availability at the minecraft docks,
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4313-A, a group of three Navy cargo ships, three civilian merchantmen, and
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was ready to surrender — news greeted with great rejoicing by all hands.
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had prevented the flooding of the forward magazines, so three hoses from
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box had fallen into the burning mess hall, and ammunition was exploding.
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The minesweeper subsequently performed local escort duty between Guam,
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on 1 December 1966, the ship was transferred to the Government of the
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The minesweeper got underway on 4 July for area "Juneau", as part of
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departed Majuro at 0800 on the 26th to return to Hawaii, intercepted
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Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Philippine Navy
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forced a general fleet movement to sea over the next four days, and
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patrolled off Ulithi's Mugai channel for the remainder of the year.
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contributed to the effort by locating and destroying three mines.
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had to fight the fires largely themselves. Nine seriously injured
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on her side on the rocks. After recovering her anchor and chain,
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soon arrived and transferred 25 more survivors to the transport.
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Worsening weather gave all signs of an approaching typhoon; and
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of escorting that cargo ship for the remainder of the voyage to
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and transferred the wounded to that attack transport. At 1854,
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Arriving in area V-l, about 35 miles (56 km) southwest of
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arrived on the scene first and disposed of what proved to be a
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Aside from an occasional day or so of maintenance and upkeep,
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departed Seattle, Washington on 21 March, bound for southern
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service. She also had the honor of being recommended for a
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However, the minecraft's prompt and efficient rendering of
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Screening ships and other vessels in the vicinity went to
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For the remainder of April and the first few days of May,
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calibration, sea trials, and minesweeping indoctrination,
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early on 12 June before departing Guam at 1755 to escort
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sighted a small wake 700 yards (640 m) broad on the
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channels. Shifting to a retiring search in company with
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List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy
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11. Upon completing the sweep at 1400 that afternoon,
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fighters downed four, but the fifth crashed into the
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After local patrol operations off the Mugai channel,
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for his courage and level-headed action under fire.
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resumed her screening operations from 12 to 16 May.
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She moored alongside 1305:wake, and the minecraft accordingly directed 1103:strafed by Japanese Betty, shoots down a Jake 1062:comes to the aid of an oiler under air attack 866:(MinDiv) 11, on the starboard quarter of USS 381:decided to keep the ship and renamed her USS 1175:departed her patrol area at 2035 and closed 588:contacts — on 24 and 28 October — and fired 503:. After arriving at Pearl Harbor on 2 June, 1876:(AM-324/MSF-324) at NavSource Naval History 1848:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 1742: 757: 1935: 1928: 1914: 1635:was forced to anchor in various berths at 1051:. Eventually, the 20-millimeter fire from 783:before receiving orders to patrol off the 1784:— in honor of the first President of the 1592:that evening, she received the word that 564:at Eniwetok on 24 September for repairs. 514:weighed anchor as part of the screen for 444:and, three days later, got underway with 1842:This article incorporates text from the 1560: 1440:Returning to minesweep and escort duties 2841: 1664: 1626: 1398:finally succeeded in extinguishing USS 14: 3413: 3400:List of minesweepers of the Royal Navy 1424:at 0110 on 10 May and transferred USS 917:screened the unloading transports off 2840: 1909: 956:while patrolling an adjacent sector. 932:comes to the aid of a DE under attack 692:signaled the location of the wake to 167: 46: 27:Minesweeper of the United States Navy 1727:anchorage, anchoring nightly in the 1685:After engineering repairs alongside 1615:arrived at the southern entrance to 998:2nd Class Thomas G. Barnes on board 252:221 ft 3 in (67.44 m) 1565:For the first five days in August, 769:Following an escort mission to the 718:Incident with American TBF aircraft 24: 1819:, and her commanding officer, Lt. 1766: 440:delivered 111 bags of mail to the 268:10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) 25: 3452: 1863: 1545:, Okinawa, from 16 to 17 July. A 357:was originally laid down for the 3360: 3283: 3239: 3204: 3146: 2940: 2898: 2849: 2515: 1948: 1835: 1318:also closed the area to assist. 455:. The two minesweepers screened 369:(BAM-24) on 28 November 1942 at 168: 48: 33: 1851:. The entries can be found 1284:rang up full ahead and went to 986:and taken to the minesweeper's 921:beach. Then, after shifting to 836:before she returned to Ulithi. 550:where they arrived on 25 June. 424:, the new minesweeper departed 408:World War II Pacific operations 1759:. She operated locally out of 1723:operated as pilot boat at the 726:, aided by a pair of American 714:by ramming and depth charges. 480:which they reached on 25 May. 13: 1: 1830: 1428:casualties to the transport. 802:was relieved of this duty by 1367:Because of the condition of 1337:(76 mm), ready-service 952:that had just been hit by a 902:lookouts spotted a Japanese 898:On the morning of the 28th, 650:Attack on Japanese submarine 568:Return to Hawaii for repairs 7: 1780:on 19 August 1967. Renamed 894:by Japanese Vals and a Kate 773:from 5 to 11 January 1945, 584:twice picked up "doubtful" 546:in escorting the convoy to 280:(33 km/h; 21 mph) 10: 3457: 1747:During the operations off 1270:, too, contributed to the 1260:Presidential Unit Citation 703:on her starboard quarter. 244:890 long tons (904 t) 3390: 3377:Comandante Pedro Campbell 3358: 3281: 3237: 3202: 3144: 3126:Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada 2990:Ignacio Miguel Altamirano 2938: 2896: 2847: 2836: 2702: 2513: 2464: 1946: 1799: 1573:OKI-10 to San Pedro Bay, 1311:to pick up the swimmers. 820:and from Kossol Roads to 288:100 officers and enlisted 219: 41: 32: 3368:National Navy of Uruguay 1743:Returning to U.S. waters 1653:and drifted down toward 809:and returned to Ulithi. 758:Patrol and escort duties 133:MSF-324, 7 February 1955 3051:Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora 1786:Philippine Commonwealth 1602:remained alongside USS 493:en route, and relieved 375:Associated Shipbuilders 260:32 ft (9.8 m) 220:General characteristics 88:Associated Shipbuilders 3426:Ships built in Seattle 2906:Republic of Korea Navy 2857:Republic of China Navy 1823:, USNR, was awarded a 1817:Navy Unit Commendation 1266:battery pounded away. 432:. Upon her arrival at 402:anti-submarine warfare 390:radio direction finder 18:USS Vigilance (AM-324) 3134:Valentin Gómez Farías 2998:Jesús González Ortega 2466:Transferred to the RN 1561:End-of-war operations 1498:to Guam. Arriving at 1466:got underway for the 1222:From 6 May to 8 May, 1127:at 0130 on the 28th. 904:"Kate" torpedo bomber 722:After that incident, 628:General M. M. Patrick 426:San Diego, California 3154:Royal Norwegian Navy 3086:Hermenegildo Galeana 1665:Post-war assignments 1627:Damaged in a typhoon 1248:comes to aid of USS 728:Grumman TBF Avengers 458:William Ward Burrows 428:on 4 May, bound for 2982:Ignacio L. Vallarta 2974:Ignacio de la Llave 2842:Post WWII transfers 2704:Retained by the USN 1940:-class minesweepers 839:From 6 to 8 March, 388:After fitting-out, 371:Seattle, Washington 92:Seattle, Washington 3093:Felipe Xicoténcatl 3014:Juan de la Barrera 1956:United States Navy 1807:was awarded three 1704:. She returned to 1692:in early October, 1579:Philippine Islands 1451:, in company with 908:"Val" dive-bombers 383:Vigilance (AM-324) 379:United States Navy 349:United States Navy 3408: 3407: 3386: 3385: 3257: 3164: 3080:Mariano Matamoros 3072:Mariano Matamoros 2958: 2705: 2533: 2467: 1821:Jackson L. Morton 1359:and one found on 1140:Combat air patrol 1125:"Jake" floatplane 1024:shoots down a Val 858:got underway for 798:soon thereafter, 520:refrigerator ship 442:Fleet Post Office 328: 327: 300:3"/50 caliber gun 215:In active service 16:(Redirected from 3448: 3366: 3364: 3363: 3289: 3287: 3286: 3250: 3245: 3243: 3242: 3210: 3208: 3207: 3157: 3152: 3150: 3149: 3118:Santos Degollado 3110:Ponciano Arriaga 3103:Gutiérrez Zamora 3064:Mariano Escobedo 3020:Guillermo Prieto 2951: 2946: 2944: 2943: 2904: 2902: 2901: 2855: 2853: 2852: 2838: 2837: 2703: 2526: 2521: 2519: 2518: 2465: 1954: 1952: 1951: 1930: 1923: 1916: 1907: 1906: 1897:de220.com - USS 1839: 1838: 1417:crept alongside 1349:handy billy pump 1189: 1179:to lend a hand. 1158:comes to aid of 1038:general quarters 950:destroyer escort 712:midget submarine 621:Rockland Victory 453:Marshall Islands 347:acquired by the 198:Manuel L. 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1901:(DE-634) 1892:(AM 324) 1811:for her 1604:Briareus 1584:Briareus 1518:Fairland 1512:Opponent 1495:Fairland 1493:SS  1481:, Guam. 1468:Marianas 1430:Gherardi 1330:wardroom 1314:Gherardi 1290:Corsairs 1211:Ringness 1185:Sangamon 1177:Sangamon 1168:Sangamon 1160:Sangamon 1134:Sangamon 954:kamikaze 906:and two 805:Spangler 732:VMTB-232 695:Cummings 619:SS  612:SS  607:Cape Bon 605:SS  598:SS  590:hedgehog 548:Eniwetok 451:for the 415:PCS-1396 335:(AM-324) 293:Armament 204:Acquired 194:Namesake 138:Stricken 106:Launched 79:(BAM-24) 3342:Erdemli 3335:Edremit 3328:Edincik 2929:Sunchon 2880:Mo Ling 2828:Exploit 2826:ex-HMS 2815:ex-HMS 2812:Triumph 2804:ex-HMS 2795:Elfreda 2793:ex-HMS 2782:ex-HMS 2771:ex-HMS 2762:Augusta 2760:ex-HMS 2749:ex-HMS 2746:Defense 2738:ex-HMS 2727:ex-HMS 2716:ex-HMS 2665:Pylades 2637:Grecian 2623:Gazelle 2586:ex-USS 2583:Elfreda 2576:Cynthia 2555:Chamois 2502:ex-USS 2490:ex-USS 2478:ex-USS 2475:Elfreda 2441:Waxwing 2413:Triumph 2364:Tanager 2329:Swallow 2322:Sustain 2259:Skylark 2196:Roselle 2189:Revenge 2161:Pursuit 2147:Prevail 2140:Portent 2133:Pochard 2126:Pioneer 2063:Minivet 2014:Defense 1872:of USS 1651:anchors 1646:LST-661 1547:typhoon 1520:and SS 1500:Tanapag 1487:Trepang 1411:England 1382:LSM-222 1377:England 1353:England 1322:England 1294:England 1256:England 1250:England 1237:England 1197:Forrest 919:Hagushi 875:Okinawa 852:Ryūkyūs 780:PC-1179 678:. With 672:cruiser 636:Peleliu 542:joined 538:Pursuit 531:Crouter 465:Fortune 447:Triumph 367:Exploit 337:was an 188:(PS-70) 84:Builder 77:Exploit 75:As HMS 72:Ordered 42:History 3365:  3349:Ereğli 3307:Çardak 3288:  3272:Quezon 3244:  3228:Galvez 3209:  3151:  3136:(P110) 3128:(P105) 3120:(P106) 3095:(P115) 3082:(P117) 3066:(P103) 3053:(P109) 3045:(P104) 3037:(P101) 3029:(P108) 3016:(P102) 3008:(P116) 3000:(P114) 2992:(P111) 2984:(P113) 2976:(P107) 2968:(P112) 2945:  2903:  2854:  2817:Espoir 2806:Errant 2784:Brutus 2740:Amelia 2686:Tattoo 2644:Jasper 2630:Gorgon 2616:Frolic 2562:Chance 2520:  2420:Tumult 2406:Towhee 2399:Toucan 2378:Threat 2371:Tercel 2357:Symbol 2343:Swerve 2308:Strive 2301:Steady 2217:Scoter 2112:Pigeon 2091:Oracle 2070:Motive 2049:Herald 1965:Ardent 1953:  1840:  1800:Awards 1782:Quezon 1749:Nagoya 1711:Patoka 1706:Tsu Ko 1688:Patoka 1641:Honshū 1639:, off 1571:Convoy 1505:Greene 1453:MinDiv 1434:YMS-93 1420:Gosper 1308:YMS-93 1208:, and 1142:(CAP) 1117:"Jill" 1094:Taluga 1082:Taluga 1078:Bofors 1069:Taluga 1047:Wilson 1009:Gosper 936:While 884:MinRon 868:Terror 846:Terror 834:Kossol 771:Palaus 684:Saipan 640:Ulithi 638:, and 624:, and 576:Ocelot 524:Arctic 516:convoy 496:PC-548 489:Megrez 478:Majuro 472:Boreas 469:, and 430:Hawaii 421:PCS-1W 342:-class 322:tracks 249:Length 232:-class 212:Status 148:awards 3321:Çeşme 3265:Rizal 3255:class 3253:Rizal 3193:Uller 3172:Brage 3162:class 3112:(G04) 3105:(C84) 3088:(G19) 3074:(G17) 3059:(G10) 3022:(G02) 2956:class 2954:Valle 2801:Spear 2773:Blaze 2751:Amity 2729:Alice 2724:Chief 2718:Akbar 2658:Pique 2651:Magic 2595:Fairy 2531:class 2504:Usage 2492:Vital 2392:Token 2350:Swift 2287:Staff 2280:Sprig 2273:Speed 2266:Spear 2252:Skill 2203:Ruddy 2168:Quail 2119:Pilot 2000:Chief 1594:Japan 1575:Leyte 1409:took 1296:. As 1204:Stern 1188:' 1033:"Val" 826:Manus 824:, at 730:from 644:Mugai 373:, by 313:20 mm 306:40 mm 278:knots 273:Speed 265:Draft 2915:Koje 2609:Foam 2548:Cato 2455:Zeal 2385:Tide 2336:Sway 2224:Seer 2210:Sage 2042:Heed 1888:USS 1857:here 1855:and 1853:here 1700:and 1405:Gear 1385:and 1272:flak 948:, a 787:and 706:Case 670:, a 594:Guam 560:Zeus 535:and 501:Oahu 418:and 331:USS 318:2 × 315:guns 311:2 × 308:guns 304:2 × 298:1 × 257:Beam 184:BRP 180:Name 160:Fate 64:USS 61:Name 3186:Tyr 3179:Gor 3160:Gor 3097:ex- 3084:ex- 3055:ex- 3018:ex- 1972:Auk 1938:Auk 1675:YMS 1659:LST 476:to 340:Auk 276:18 230:Auk 3417:: 1788:, 1713:, 1577:, 1534:. 1524:. 1509:, 1241:. 1201:, 1138:. 1040:. 870:. 854:. 631:. 617:, 610:, 603:, 580:, 528:. 462:, 151:3 90:, 1929:e 1922:t 1915:v 1859:. 20:)

Index

USS Vigilance (AM-324)

Associated Shipbuilders
Seattle, Washington
battle stars
Philippines Ensign
BRP Manuel Quezon (PS-70)
Manuel L. Quezon
Auk-class
minesweeper
knots
3"/50 caliber gun
40 mm
20 mm
Depth charge
Auk-class
minesweeper
United States Navy
lend-lease
Seattle, Washington
Associated Shipbuilders
United States Navy
radio direction finder
California
anti-submarine warfare
PCS-1396
PCS-1W
San Diego, California
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor

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