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/></a></span> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">History</th></tr> <tr><th height="30" colspan="2" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:left;padding-left:2px;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/54px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="54" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/80px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/107px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span></span><span style="padding-left:1em">United States</span></th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Name</td><td>USS <i>Pledge</i></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Builder</td><td><a href="/wiki/Gulf_Shipbuilding" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf Shipbuilding">Gulf Shipbuilding</a> Co.</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Laid down</td><td>1 July 1943</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Launched</td><td>23 December 1943</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Commissioned</td><td>29 July 1944</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Decommissioned</td><td>6 November 1946</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Recommissioned</td><td>28 November 1947</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Decommissioned</td><td>16 April 1948</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Recommissioned</td><td>10 January 1950</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Fate</td><td>Mined off <a href="/wiki/Wonsan" title="Wonsan">Wonsan</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a>, 10 October 1950</td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">General characteristics</th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Class and type</td><td><a href="/wiki/Admirable-class_minesweeper" title="Admirable-class minesweeper"><i>Admirable</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Displacement</td><td>625 tons</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Length</td><td>184 ft 6 in (56.24 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Beam</td><td>33 ft (10 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Draft</td><td>9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Propulsion</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × ALCO 539 <a href="/wiki/Diesel_engine" title="Diesel engine">diesel engines</a>, 1,710 shp (1.3 MW)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Farrel-Birmingham" class="mw-redirect" title="Farrel-Birmingham">Farrel-Birmingham</a> <a href="/wiki/Gear" title="Gear">single reduction gear</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 shafts</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Speed</td><td>15 knots (27.8 km/h)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Complement</td><td>104</td></tr> <tr 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</ul></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Service record</th> </tr> <tr><td>Part of:</td><td> <ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Fleet_Forces_Command" title="United States Fleet Forces Command">US Atlantic Fleet</a> (1944-1945)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Pacific_Fleet" title="United States Pacific Fleet">US Pacific Fleet</a> (1945-1950)</li> </ul></td></tr><tr><td>Victories:</td><td> <ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a></li> <ul style="list-style: none"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean_theater_of_World_War_II" title="Pacific Ocean theater of World War II">Pacific Theater</a></li> </ul> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a></li> </ul></td></tr><tr><td>Awards:</td><td> <ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Presidential_Unit_Citation_(United_States)" title="Presidential Unit Citation (United States)">Presidential Unit Citation</a> (Korean War)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1 <a href="/wiki/Battle_star" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle star">Battle star</a> (World War II)</li> </ul></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>USS <i>Pledge</i> (AM-277)</b> was an <a href="/wiki/Admirable-class" class="mw-redirect" title="Admirable-class">Admirable-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper_(ship)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minesweeper (ship)">minesweeper</a> built for the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Navy">U.S. Navy</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a> and then was transferred to the North <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a>. She survived the world war and was awarded one <a href="/wiki/Battle_star" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle star">battle star</a>, but, during the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>, she struck a mine and was sunk. She received the <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Unit_Citation_(United_States)" title="Presidential Unit Citation (United States)">Presidential Unit Citation</a> for her Korean service. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Pledge_(AM-277)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Pledge</i>, a steel-hulled minesweeper, was laid down 1 July 1943 by the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Shipbuilding" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf Shipbuilding">Gulf Shipbuilding</a> Corp., <a href="/wiki/Chickasaw,_Alabama" title="Chickasaw, Alabama">Chickasaw, Alabama</a>; launched 23 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. C. A. Bender; and commissioned 29 July 1944. </p><p>After <a href="/wiki/Shakedown_cruise" title="Shakedown cruise">shakedown</a>, <i>Pledge</i> reported to the Atlantic Fleet 30 September 1944. Following patrol off the coast of <a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a> until 7 November, she trained off <a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Virginia" title="Norfolk, Virginia">Norfolk, Virginia</a>, 9 to 29 November and at <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>, Florida, 2 December 1944 to 10 March 1945. </p><p>To prepare for Pacific duty, <i>Pledge</i> underwent overhaul at <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, Pennsylvania, 13 March to 1 April. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_Pivot_(AM-276)_is_launched_at_the_Gulf_Shipbuilding_Corporation,_Chickasaw,_Alabama_(USA),_on_11_November_1943.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/USS_Pivot_%28AM-276%29_is_launched_at_the_Gulf_Shipbuilding_Corporation%2C_Chickasaw%2C_Alabama_%28USA%29%2C_on_11_November_1943.jpg/220px-USS_Pivot_%28AM-276%29_is_launched_at_the_Gulf_Shipbuilding_Corporation%2C_Chickasaw%2C_Alabama_%28USA%29%2C_on_11_November_1943.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/USS_Pivot_%28AM-276%29_is_launched_at_the_Gulf_Shipbuilding_Corporation%2C_Chickasaw%2C_Alabama_%28USA%29%2C_on_11_November_1943.jpg/330px-USS_Pivot_%28AM-276%29_is_launched_at_the_Gulf_Shipbuilding_Corporation%2C_Chickasaw%2C_Alabama_%28USA%29%2C_on_11_November_1943.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/USS_Pivot_%28AM-276%29_is_launched_at_the_Gulf_Shipbuilding_Corporation%2C_Chickasaw%2C_Alabama_%28USA%29%2C_on_11_November_1943.jpg/440px-USS_Pivot_%28AM-276%29_is_launched_at_the_Gulf_Shipbuilding_Corporation%2C_Chickasaw%2C_Alabama_%28USA%29%2C_on_11_November_1943.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="401" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/USS_Pivot_(AM-276)" title="USS Pivot (AM-276)">USS Pivot (AM-276)</a> launched at the Gulf Shipbuilding Company, <a href="/wiki/Chickasaw,_Alabama" title="Chickasaw, Alabama">Chickasaw, Alabama</a>, on 11 November 1943. In the background can be seen the USS Pledge (AM-277).</figcaption></figure> <p>She then sailed via the <a href="/wiki/Panama_Canal" title="Panama Canal">Panama Canal</a> and <a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego</a>, California, to <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Harbor" title="Pearl Harbor">Pearl Harbor</a> where she arrived 7 May. Following local exercises, she departed <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaiian</a> waters 20 May 1945, and steamed via <a href="/wiki/Eniwetok" class="mw-redirect" title="Eniwetok">Eniwetok</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Saipan" class="mw-redirect" title="Saipan">Saipan</a> to <a href="/wiki/Kerama_Retto" class="mw-redirect" title="Kerama Retto">Kerama Retto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ryukyu_Islands" title="Ryukyu Islands">Ryukyu Islands</a>, where she arrived 24 June. She anchored at <a href="/wiki/Buckner_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="Buckner Bay">Buckner Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Island" title="Okinawa Island">Okinawa</a>, 7 July and at <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> 12 August. <i>Pledge</i> remained at <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> conducting exercises until departure 11 January 1946. </p><p>Following arrival at Pearl Harbor 25 January she accompanied a convoy to <a href="/wiki/San_Pedro,_Los_Angeles" title="San Pedro, Los Angeles">San Pedro, Los Angeles</a>, 4 to 15 February. To prepare for inactivation, she returned to Pearl Harbor 31 July, and arrived at <a href="/wiki/Bremerton,_Washington" title="Bremerton, Washington">Bremerton, Washington</a>, 30 September. She decommissioned 6 November 1946. </p><p><i>Pledge</i> re-entered service 28 November 1947. Upon completion of training she steamed via <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Harbor" title="Pearl Harbor">Pearl Harbor</a> to <a href="/wiki/Yokosuka,_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokosuka, Japan">Yokosuka, Japan</a>, where she arrived 28 March 1948. She entered reserve status 16 April. Granted a reduced commission 10 January 1950, she trained, and, upon the outbreak of war in Korea, she accompanied a <a href="/wiki/Convoy" title="Convoy">convoy</a> of merchantmen to <a href="/wiki/Pusan" class="mw-redirect" title="Pusan">Pusan</a>, Korea, 11 July 1950. She continued minesweeping duties off Pusan until she reported for duty as a harbor control vessel at <a href="/wiki/Sasebo" title="Sasebo">Sasebo</a>, Japan, 7 August. She departed Sasebo 12 September, and, on the 15th, she swept the area to be used for the invasion of <a href="/wiki/Inchon" class="mw-redirect" title="Inchon">Inchon</a>, Korea. On patrol off Inchon 30 September she captured 44 prisoners from a large <a href="/wiki/Sampan" title="Sampan">sampan</a>. </p><p><i>Pledge</i> commenced minesweeping operations off <a href="/wiki/Wonsan" title="Wonsan">Wonsan</a> Harbor 10 October. She accompanied minesweeper <a href="/wiki/USS_Pirate_(AM-275)" title="USS Pirate (AM-275)">USS <i>Pirate</i> (AM-275)</a> to deployment off Wonsan, Korea. <i>Pirate</i> struck a mine. Enemy shore batteries on <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sin-do&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sin-do (page does not exist)">Sin-do</a> directed heavy fire upon <i>Pirate</i>, which sank shortly thereafter, and then upon <i>Pledge</i>. As <i>Pledge</i> attempted to maneuver, she too struck a mine and was severely damaged. After fruitless attempts to save her <i>Pledge</i> sank. Her survivors were picked up by <a href="/wiki/USS_Endicott" title="USS Endicott">USS <i>Endicott</i> (DMS-35)</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Pledge_(AM-277)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Pledge</i> received one <a href="/wiki/Battle_star" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle star">battle star</a> for <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> service and a <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Unit_Citation_(United_States)" title="Presidential Unit Citation (United States)">Presidential Unit Citation</a> for service in Korea. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Pledge_(AM-277)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Public Domain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/12px-PD-icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/18px-PD-icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/24px-PD-icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="196" /></span></span> <i>This article incorporates text from the <a href="/wiki/Public_domain" title="Public domain">public domain</a> </i><a href="/wiki/Dictionary_of_American_Naval_Fighting_Ships" title="Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships">Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships</a><i>. 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href="/wiki/USS_Dour_(AM-223)" title="USS Dour (AM-223)"><i>Dour</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Dunlin_(AM-361)" title="USS Dunlin (AM-361)"><i>Dunlin</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Eager_(AM-224)" title="USS Eager (AM-224)"><i>Eager</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Elusive_(AM-225)" title="USS Elusive (AM-225)"><i>Elusive</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Embattle_(AM-226)" title="USS Embattle (AM-226)"><i>Embattle</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Execute" title="USS Execute"><i>Execute</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Facility" title="USS Facility"><i>Facility</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Fancy_(AM-234)" title="USS Fancy (AM-234)"><i>Fancy</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Fixity" title="USS Fixity"><i>Fixity</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Gadwall_(AM-362)" title="USS Gadwall (AM-362)"><i>Gadwall</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Garland_(AM-238)" title="USS Garland (AM-238)"><i>Garland</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Gavia" title="USS Gavia"><i>Gavia</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BRP_Magat_Salamat" title="BRP Magat Salamat"><i>Gayety</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Graylag_(AM-364)" title="USS Graylag (AM-364)"><i>Graylag</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Harlequin_(AM-365)" title="USS Harlequin (AM-365)"><i>Harlequin</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Harrier_(AM-366)" title="USS Harrier (AM-366)"><i>Harrier</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Hazard_(AM-240)" title="USS Hazard (AM-240)"><i>Hazard</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Hilarity_(AM-241)" title="USS Hilarity (AM-241)"><i>Hilarity</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Implicit_(AM-246)" title="USS Implicit (AM-246)"><i>Implicit</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Improve_(AM-247)" title="USS Improve (AM-247)"><i>Improve</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Inaugural_(AM-242)" title="USS Inaugural (AM-242)"><i>Inaugural</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Incessant_(AM-248)" title="USS Incessant (AM-248)"><i>Incessant</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Incredible" title="USS Incredible"><i>Incredible</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Indicative_(AM-250)" title="USS Indicative (AM-250)"><i>Indicative</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Inflict_(AM-251)" title="USS Inflict (AM-251)"><i>Inflict</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Instill_(AM-252)" title="USS Instill (AM-252)"><i>Instill</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Intrigue_(AM-253)" title="USS Intrigue (AM-253)"><i>Intrigue</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Invade_(AM-254)" title="USS Invade (AM-254)"><i>Invade</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Jubilant" title="USS Jubilant"><i>Jubilant</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Knave_(AM-256)" title="USS Knave (AM-256)"><i>Knave</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Lance_(AM-257)" title="USS Lance (AM-257)"><i>Lance</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Logic_(AM-258)" title="USS Logic (AM-258)"><i>Logic</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Lucid_(AM-259)" title="USS Lucid (AM-259)"><i>Lucid</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Magnet_(AM-260)" title="USS Magnet (AM-260)"><i>Magnet</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Mainstay_(AM-261)" title="USS Mainstay (AM-261)"><i>Mainstay</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Marvel_(AM-262)" title="USS Marvel (AM-262)"><i>Marvel</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Measure_(AM-263)" title="USS Measure (AM-263)"><i>Measure</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Method_(AM-264)" title="USS Method (AM-264)"><i>Method</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Mirth_(AM-265)" title="USS Mirth (AM-265)"><i>Mirth</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Nimble_(AM-266)" title="USS Nimble (AM-266)"><i>Nimble</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Notable_(AM-267)" title="USS Notable (AM-267)"><i>Notable</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Nucleus_(AM-268)" title="USS Nucleus (AM-268)"><i>Nucleus</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Opponent" title="USS Opponent"><i>Opponent</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Palisade_(AM-270)" title="USS Palisade (AM-270)"><i>Palisade</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Penetrate_(AM-271)" title="USS Penetrate (AM-271)"><i>Penetrate</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Peril_(AM-272)" title="USS Peril (AM-272)"><i>Peril</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Phantom_(AM-273)" title="USS Phantom (AM-273)"><i>Phantom</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Pinnacle_(AM-274)" title="USS Pinnacle (AM-274)"><i>Pinnacle</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Pirate_(AM-275)" title="USS Pirate (AM-275)"><i>Pirate</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Pivot_(AM-276)" title="USS Pivot (AM-276)"><i>Pivot</i></a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>Pledge</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Prime_(AM-279)" title="USS Prime (AM-279)"><i>Prime</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Project" title="USS Project"><i>Project</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Prowess_(AM-280)" title="USS Prowess (AM-280)"><i>Prowess</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Quest_(AM-281)" title="USS Quest (AM-281)"><i>Quest</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Rampart_(AM-282)" title="USS Rampart (AM-282)"><i>Rampart</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Ransom_(AM-283)" title="USS Ransom (AM-283)"><i>Ransom</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Rebel_(AM-284)" title="USS Rebel (AM-284)"><i>Rebel</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Recruit_(AM-285)" title="USS Recruit (AM-285)"><i>Recruit</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Reform_(AM-286)" title="USS Reform (AM-286)"><i>Reform</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Refresh_(AM-287)" title="USS Refresh (AM-287)"><i>Refresh</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Reign_(AM-288)" title="USS Reign (AM-288)"><i>Reign</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USAS_Report" title="USAS Report"><i>Report</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Salute_(AM-294)" title="USS Salute (AM-294)"><i>Salute</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Saunter_(AM-295)" title="USS Saunter (AM-295)"><i>Saunter</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Scout_(AM-296)" title="USS Scout (AM-296)"><i>Scout</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Scrimmage" title="USS Scrimmage"><i>Scrimmage</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Scuffle" title="USS Scuffle"><i>Scuffle</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Sentry_(AM-299)" title="USS Sentry (AM-299)"><i>Sentry</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Serene_(AM-300)" title="USS Serene (AM-300)"><i>Serene</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Shelter_(AM-301)" title="USS Shelter (AM-301)"><i>Shelter</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Signet_(AM-302)" title="USS Signet (AM-302)"><i>Signet</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Skirmish_(AM-303)" title="USS Skirmish (AM-303)"><i>Skirmish</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Scurry_(AM-304)" title="USS Scurry (AM-304)"><i>Skurry</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Spectacle" title="USS Spectacle"><i>Spectacle</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Specter_(AM-306)" title="USS Specter (AM-306)"><i>Specter</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Staunch_(AM-307)" title="USS Staunch (AM-307)"><i>Staunch</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Strategy_(AM-308)" title="USS Strategy (AM-308)"><i>Strategy</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Strength_(AM-309)" title="USS Strength (AM-309)"><i>Strength</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Success_(AM-310)" title="USS Success (AM-310)"><i>Success</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Superior_(AM-311)" title="USS Superior (AM-311)"><i>Superior</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Canceled</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Albatross</i></li> <li><i>Bluebird</i></li> <li><i>Bullfinch</i></li> <li><i>Cardinal</i></li> <li><i>Embroil</i></li> <li><i>Enhance</i></li> <li><i>Equity</i></li> <li><i>Esteem</i></li> <li><i>Event</i></li> <li><i>Firecrest</i></li> <li><i>Flame</i></li> <li><i>Flicker</i></li> <li><i>Fortify</i></li> <li><i>Goldfinch</i></li> <li><i>Grackle</i></li> <li><i>Grosbeak</i></li> <li><i>Grouse</i></li> <li><i>Gull</i></li> <li><i>Hawk</i></li> <li><i>Hummer</i></li> <li><i>Hummer</i></li> <li><i>Illusive</i></li> <li><i>Imbue</i></li> <li><i>Impervious</i></li> <li><i>Jackdaw</i></li> <li><i>Jackdaw</i></li> <li><i>Kite</i></li> <li><i>Linnet</i></li> <li><i>Longspur</i></li> <li><i>Magpie</i></li> <li><i>Merganser</i></li> <li><i>Minah</i></li> <li><i>Osprey</i></li> <li><i>Parrakeet</i></li> <li><i>Partridge</i></li> <li><i>Pipit</i></li> <li><i>Plover</i></li> <li><i>Redhead</i></li> <li><i>Reproof</i></li> <li><i>Risk</i></li> <li><i>Rival</i></li> <li><i>Sagacity</i></li> <li><i>Sanderling</i></li> <li><i>Scaup</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Sentinel_(AM-412)" title="USS Sentinel (AM-412)"><i>Sentinel</i></a></li> <li><i>Shearwater</i></li> <li><i>Waxbill</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Converted</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USS_Ampere" title="USS Ampere"><i>Ampere</i></a>/ex-<i>Drake</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Naval_Ensign_of_the_Soviet_Union_%281950%E2%80%931991%29.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_Soviet_Union_%281950%E2%80%931991%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Naval_Ensign_of_the_Soviet_Union_%281950%E2%80%931991%29.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_Soviet_Union_%281950%E2%80%931991%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Naval_Ensign_of_the_Soviet_Union_%281950%E2%80%931991%29.svg/45px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_Soviet_Union_%281950%E2%80%931991%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1350" data-file-height="900" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Navy" title="Soviet Navy">Soviet Navy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lend-Lease" title="Lend-Lease">Lend-Lease</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soviet_minesweeper_T-111" title="Soviet minesweeper T-111"><i>T-111</i></a> (ex-<i>Advocate</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soviet_minesweeper_T-112" title="Soviet minesweeper T-112"><i>T-112</i></a> (ex-<i>Agent</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soviet_minesweeper_T-113" title="Soviet minesweeper T-113"><i>T-113</i></a> (ex-<i>Alarm</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soviet_minesweeper_T-114" title="Soviet minesweeper T-114"><i>T-114</i></a> (ex-<i>Alchemy</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soviet_minesweeper_T-115" title="Soviet minesweeper T-115"><i>T-115</i></a> (ex-<i>Apex</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soviet_minesweeper_T-116" title="Soviet minesweeper T-116"><i>T-116</i></a> (ex-<i>Arcade</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soviet_minesweeper_T-117" title="Soviet minesweeper T-117"><i>T-117</i></a> (ex-<i>Arch</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soviet_minesweeper_T-118" title="Soviet minesweeper T-118"><i>T-118</i></a> (ex-<i>Armada</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soviet_minesweeper_T-119" title="Soviet minesweeper T-119"><i>T-119</i></a> (ex-<i>Aspire</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soviet_minesweeper_T-120" title="Soviet minesweeper T-120"><i>T-120</i></a> (ex-<i>Assail</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Fancy_(AM-234)" title="USS Fancy (AM-234)"><i>T-271</i></a> (ex-<i>Fancy</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Marvel_(AM-262)" title="USS Marvel (AM-262)"><i>T-272</i></a> (ex-<i>Marvel</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Measure_(AM-263)" title="USS Measure (AM-263)"><i>T-273</i></a> (ex-<i>Measure</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Method_(AM-264)" title="USS Method (AM-264)"><i>T-274</i></a> (ex-<i>Method</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Mirth_(AM-265)" title="USS Mirth (AM-265)"><i>T-275</i></a> (ex-<i>Mirth</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Nucleus_(AM-268)" title="USS Nucleus (AM-268)"><i>T-276</i></a> (ex-<i>Nucleus</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Disdain_(AM-222)" title="USS Disdain (AM-222)"><i>T-277</i></a> (ex-<i>Disdain</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Indicative_(AM-250)" title="USS Indicative (AM-250)"><i>T-278</i></a> (ex-<i>Indicative</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Palisade_(AM-270)" title="USS Palisade (AM-270)"><i>T-279</i></a> (ex-<i>Palisade</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Penetrate_(AM-271)" title="USS Penetrate (AM-271)"><i>T-280</i></a> (ex-<i>Penetrate</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Peril_(AM-272)" title="USS Peril (AM-272)"><i>T-281</i></a> (ex-<i>Peril</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Rampart_(AM-282)" title="USS Rampart (AM-282)"><i>T-282</i></a> (ex-<i>Rampart</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Admirable_(AM-136)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Admirable (AM-136)"><i>T-521</i></a> (ex-<i>Admirable</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Adopt_(AM-137)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Adopt (AM-137)"><i>T-522</i></a> (ex-<i>Adopt</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Astute_(AM-148)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Astute (AM-148)"><i>T-523</i></a> (ex-<i>Astute</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Augury_(AM-149)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Augury (AM-149)"><i>T-524</i></a> (ex-<i>Augury</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Barrier_(AM-150)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Barrier (AM-150)"><i>T-525</i></a> (ex-<i>Barrier</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Bombard_(AM-151)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Bombard (AM-151)"><i>T-526</i></a> (ex-<i>Bombard</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Bond_(AM-152)" title="USS Bond (AM-152)"><i>T-593</i></a> (ex-<i>Bond</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Candid_(AM-154)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Candid (AM-154)"><i>T-594</i></a> (ex-<i>Candid</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Capable_(AM-155)" title="USS Capable (AM-155)"><i>T-595</i></a> (ex-<i>Capable</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Captivate_(AM-156)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Captivate (AM-156)"><i>T-596</i></a> (ex-<i>Captivate</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Caravan_(AM-157)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Caravan (AM-157)"><i>T-597</i></a> (ex-<i>Caravan</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Caution_(AM-158)" title="USS Caution (AM-158)"><i>T-598</i></a> (ex-<i>Caution</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><div id="Post-World_War_II_operators" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Post-World War II operators</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China_Navy" title="Republic of China Navy">Republic of China Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USS_Refresh_(AM-287)" title="USS Refresh (AM-287)"><i>Yung Chang</i></a> (ex-<i>Refresh</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Implicit_(AM-246)" title="USS Implicit (AM-246)"><i>Yung Chia</i></a> (ex-<i>Implicit</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Prime_(AM-279)" title="USS Prime (AM-279)"><i>Yung Feng</i></a> (ex-<i>Prime</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Delegate_(AM-217)" title="USS Delegate (AM-217)"><i>Yung Ho</i></a> (ex-<i>Delegate</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Pinnacle_(AM-274)" title="USS Pinnacle (AM-274)"><i>Yung Hsiu</i></a> (ex-<i>Pinnacle</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Phantom_(AM-273)" title="USS Phantom (AM-273)"><i>Yung Ming</i></a> (ex-<i>Phantom</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Magnet_(AM-260)" title="USS Magnet (AM-260)"><i>Yung Ning</i></a> (ex-<i>Magnet</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Lance_(AM-257)" title="USS Lance (AM-257)"><i>Yung Sheng</i></a> (ex-<i>Lance</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Pivot_(AM-276)" title="USS Pivot (AM-276)"><i>Yung Shou</i></a> (ex-<i>Pivot</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Logic_(AM-258)" title="USS Logic (AM-258)"><i>Yung Shun</i></a> (ex-<i>Logic</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Lucid_(AM-259)" title="USS Lucid (AM-259)"><i>Yung Ting</i></a> (ex-<i>Lucid</i>)</li> <li>ex-<a href="/wiki/USS_Buoyant" title="USS Buoyant"><i>Buoyant</i></a></li> <li>ex-<a href="/wiki/USS_Nimble_(AM-266)" title="USS Nimble (AM-266)"><i>Nimble</i></a></li> <li>ex-<a href="/wiki/USS_Reform_(AM-286)" title="USS Reform (AM-286)"><i>Reform</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Ensign_of_the_Chinese_Maritime_Customs_Service.svg/23px-Ensign_of_the_Chinese_Maritime_Customs_Service.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Ensign_of_the_Chinese_Maritime_Customs_Service.svg/35px-Ensign_of_the_Chinese_Maritime_Customs_Service.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Ensign_of_the_Chinese_Maritime_Customs_Service.svg/45px-Ensign_of_the_Chinese_Maritime_Customs_Service.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Maritime_Customs_Service" title="Chinese Maritime Customs Service">Chinese Maritime Customs Service</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USS_Gavia_(AM-363)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Gavia (AM-363)"><i>Yung Chun</i></a> (ex-<i>Gavia</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Embattle_(AM-226)" title="USS Embattle (AM-226)"><i>Yung Hsing</i></a> (ex-<i>Embattle</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Elusive_(AM-225)" title="USS Elusive (AM-225)"><i>Yung Kang</i></a> (ex-<i>Elusive</i>)</li> <li>ex-<a href="/wiki/USS_Dunlin_(AM-361)" title="USS Dunlin (AM-361)"><i>Dunlin</i></a></li> <li>ex-<a href="/wiki/USS_Notable_(AM-267)" title="USS Notable (AM-267)"><i>Notable</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Naval_Ensign_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/30px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Naval_Ensign_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/45px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Naval_Ensign_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/60px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="625" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Navy" title="Dominican Navy">Dominican Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USS_Skirmish_(AM-303)" title="USS Skirmish (AM-303)"><i>Prestol Botello</i></a> / <a href="/wiki/USS_Skirmish_(AM-303)" title="USS Skirmish (AM-303)"><i>Separación</i></a> (ex-<i>Skirmish</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Signet_(AM-302)" title="USS Signet (AM-302)"><i>Tortuguero</i></a> (ex-<i>Signet</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Korea_Navy.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Korea_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Korea_Navy.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Korea_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Korea_Navy.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Korea_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Korea_Navy" title="Republic of Korea Navy">Republic of Korea Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USAS_Report_(AGP-289)" class="mw-redirect" title="USAS Report (AGP-289)"><i>Kojin</i></a> (ex-<i>Report</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Naval_Jack_of_Mexico.svg/15px-Naval_Jack_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Naval_Jack_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Naval_Jack_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Naval_Jack_of_Mexico.svg/30px-Naval_Jack_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Mexican_Navy" title="Mexican Navy">Mexican Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USS_Jubilant_(AM-255)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Jubilant (AM-255)"><i>DM-01</i></a> / <a href="/wiki/USS_Jubilant_(AM-255)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Jubilant (AM-255)"><i>General Miguel Negrete</i></a> (ex-<i>Jubilant</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Hilarity_(AM-241)" title="USS Hilarity (AM-241)"><i>DM-02</i></a> (ex-<i>Hilarity</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Execute_(AM-232)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Execute (AM-232)"><i>DM-03</i></a> / <a href="/wiki/USS_Execute_(AM-232)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Execute (AM-232)"><i>General Juan N. Méndez</i></a> (ex-<i>Execute</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Facility_(AM-233)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Facility (AM-233)"><i>DM-04</i> (1962)</a> (ex-<i>Facility</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Specter_(AM-306)" title="USS Specter (AM-306)"><i>DM-04</i> (1973)</a> / <a href="/wiki/USS_Specter_(AM-306)" title="USS Specter (AM-306)"><i>General Manuel E. Rincón</i></a> (ex-<i>Specter</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Scuffle_(AM-298)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Scuffle (AM-298)"><i>DM-05</i></a> / <a href="/wiki/USS_Scuffle_(AM-298)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Scuffle (AM-298)"><i>General Felipe Xicoténcatl</i></a> (ex-<i>Scuffle</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Eager_(AM-224)" title="USS Eager (AM-224)"><i>DM-06</i></a> (ex-<i>Eager</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Recruit_(AM-285)" title="USS Recruit (AM-285)"><i>DM-07</i></a> (ex-<i>Recruit</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Success_(AM-310)" title="USS Success (AM-310)"><i>DM-08</i></a> (ex-<i>Success</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Scout_(AM-296)" title="USS Scout (AM-296)"><i>DM-09</i></a> (ex-<i>Scout</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Instill_(AM-252)" title="USS Instill (AM-252)"><i>DM-10</i></a> (ex-<i>Instill</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Device_(AM-220)" title="USS Device (AM-220)"><i>DM-11</i></a> / <a href="/wiki/USS_Device_(AM-220)" title="USS Device (AM-220)"><i>Cadete Agustín Melgar</i></a> (ex-<i>Device</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Ransom_(AM-283)" title="USS Ransom (AM-283)"><i>DM-12</i></a> / <a href="/wiki/USS_Ransom_(AM-283)" title="USS Ransom (AM-283)"><i>Teniente Juan de la Barrera</i></a> (ex-<i>Ransom</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Knave_(AM-256)" title="USS Knave (AM-256)"><i>DM-13</i></a> / <a href="/wiki/USS_Knave_(AM-256)" title="USS Knave (AM-256)"><i>Cadete Juan Escutia</i></a> (ex-<i>Knave</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Rebel_(AM-284)" title="USS Rebel (AM-284)"><i>DM-14</i></a> /<a href="/wiki/USS_Rebel_(AM-284)" title="USS Rebel (AM-284)"><i>Cadete Fernando Montes de Oca</i></a> (ex-<i>Rebel</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Crag_(AM-214)" title="USS Crag (AM-214)"><i>DM-15</i></a> (ex-<i>Crag</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Dour_(AM-223)" title="USS Dour (AM-223)"><i>DM-16</i></a> (ex-<i>Dour</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Diploma_(AM-221)" title="USS Diploma (AM-221)"><i>DM-17</i></a> / <a href="/wiki/USS_Diploma_(AM-221)" title="USS Diploma (AM-221)"><i>Cadete Francisco Márquez</i></a> (ex-<i>Diploma</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Invade_(AM-254)" title="USS Invade (AM-254)"><i>DM-18</i></a> / <a href="/wiki/USS_Invade_(AM-254)" title="USS Invade (AM-254)"><i>General Ignacio Zaragoza</i></a> (ex-<i>Invade</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Intrigue_(AM-253)" title="USS Intrigue (AM-253)"><i>DM-19</i></a> / <a href="/wiki/USS_Intrigue_(AM-253)" title="USS Intrigue (AM-253)"><i>Cadete Vicente Suárez</i></a> (ex-<i>Intrigue</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Harlequin_(AM-365)" title="USS Harlequin (AM-365)"><i>DM-20</i></a> / <a href="/wiki/USS_Harlequin_(AM-365)" title="USS Harlequin (AM-365)"><i>Oceanográfico</i></a> / <a href="/wiki/USS_Harlequin_(AM-365)" title="USS Harlequin (AM-365)"><i>General Pedro María Anaya</i></a> / <a href="/wiki/USS_Harlequin_(AM-365)" title="USS Harlequin (AM-365)"><i>Aldebaran</i></a> (ex-<i>Harlequin</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Naval_Ensign_of_Myanmar.svg/27px-Naval_Ensign_of_Myanmar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Naval_Ensign_of_Myanmar.svg/42px-Naval_Ensign_of_Myanmar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Naval_Ensign_of_Myanmar.svg/54px-Naval_Ensign_of_Myanmar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Myanmar_Navy" title="Myanmar Navy">Myanmar Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USS_Creddock_(AM-356)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Creddock (AM-356)"><i>Yan Gyi Aung</i></a> (ex-<i>Creddock</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_the_Philippine_Navy.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_Philippine_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_the_Philippine_Navy.svg/39px-Flag_of_the_Philippine_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_the_Philippine_Navy.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_Philippine_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1403" data-file-height="842" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Navy" title="Philippine Navy">Philippine Navy</a><br /><small>part of <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Malvar-class_corvette" class="mw-redirect" title="Miguel Malvar-class corvette"><i>Miguel Malvar</i> class</a></small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USS_Shelter_(AM-301)" title="USS Shelter (AM-301)"><i>Datu Tupas</i></a> (ex-<i>Chi Linh</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Gayety_(AM-239)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Gayety (AM-239)"><i>Magat Salamat</i></a> (ex-<i>Chi Lang II</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Quest_(AM-281)" title="USS Quest (AM-281)"><i>Pagasa</i></a> (ex-<i>Quest</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Project_(AM-278)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Project (AM-278)"><i>Samar</i></a> (ex-<i>Project</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam_Navy.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam_Navy.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam_Navy.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1970" data-file-height="1313" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Vietnam_Navy" title="Republic of Vietnam Navy">Republic of Vietnam Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USS_Gayety_(AM-239)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Gayety (AM-239)"><i>Chi Lang II</i></a> (ex-<i>Gayety</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Shelter_(AM-301)" title="USS Shelter (AM-301)"><i>Chi Linh</i></a> (ex-<i>Shelter</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Prowess_(AM-280)" title="USS Prowess (AM-280)"><i>Ha Hoi</i></a> (ex-<i>Prowess</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Sentry_(AM-299)" title="USS Sentry (AM-299)"><i>Ky Hoa</i></a> (ex-<i>Sentry</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Serene_(AM-300)" title="USS Serene (AM-300)"><i>Nhut Tao</i></a> (ex-<i>Serene</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Preceded by: <a href="/wiki/Hawk-class_minesweeper" title="Hawk-class minesweeper"><i>Hawk</i> class</a></li> <li>Followed by: <a href="/wiki/Agile-class_minesweeper" title="Agile-class minesweeper"><i>Agile</i> class</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mine_warfare_vessels_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy">List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Shipwrecks_and_maritime_incidents_in_1950" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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(P315)">HMS <i>Truculent</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">12 Feb: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_-_M#Empire_Maydream" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Empire ships - M"><i>Wing Hing</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">9 Mar: <a href="/wiki/SS_Pioneer_(1905)" title="SS Pioneer (1905)"><i>Pioneer</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">15 Mar: <a href="/wiki/HMT_Islay_(T172)" class="mw-redirect" title="HMT Islay (T172)"><i>Sainte Anne</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">19 Jun: <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Orara" title="HMAS Orara"><i>Santos</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">23 Jun: <a href="/wiki/MV_Fairwind" title="MV Fairwind"><i>Fairwind</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">13 Aug: <a href="/wiki/Mayakovsky_(ship)" title="Mayakovsky (ship)"><i>Mayakovsky</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">25 Aug: <a href="/wiki/USS_Benevolence" title="USS Benevolence">USS <i>Benevolence</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">16 Sep: <a href="/wiki/USS_Lorain_(PF-93)" title="USS Lorain (PF-93)"><i>La Place</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Sep (unknown date): <i><a href="/wiki/USS_Sabalo_(SP-225)" title="USS Sabalo (SP-225)">Breezin' Thru</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">12 Oct: <a href="/wiki/USS_Pirate_(AM-275)" title="USS Pirate (AM-275)">USS <i>Pirate</i></a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">USS <i>Pledge</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">7 Nov: <a href="/wiki/SS_Seniority" title="SS Seniority"><i>Seniority</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">26 Nov: <a href="/wiki/SS_Selnes" title="SS Selnes"><i>Selnes</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1 Dec: <a href="/wiki/SS_I_P_Suhr" title="SS I P Suhr"><i>I P Suhr</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">23 Dec: <a href="/wiki/MV_Santagata" title="MV Santagata"><i>Santagata</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Unknown date: <a href="/wiki/SS_Ypiranga" title="SS Ypiranga"><i>Ypiranga</i></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other incidents</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">15 Jan: <a href="/wiki/HMS_Thermopylae_(P355)" title="HMS Thermopylae (P355)">HMS <i>Thermopylae</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">17 Jan: <a href="/wiki/USS_Missouri_(BB-63)" title="USS Missouri (BB-63)">USS <i>Missouri</i></a> (<a href="/wiki/1950_USS_Missouri_grounding" title="1950 USS Missouri grounding">grounding</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">24 Feb: <a href="/wiki/SS_Empire_Admiral" title="SS Empire Admiral"><i>Benledi</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">25 Aug: <a href="/wiki/USS_Waukesha_(AKA-84)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Waukesha (AKA-84)"><i>Mary Luckenbach</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">27 Sep: <a href="/wiki/SS_Europa_(1928)" title="SS Europa (1928)"><i>Liberté</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">11 Nov: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(L)#Empire_Larch" title="List of Empire ships (L)"><i>Masterman</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">29 Nov: <a href="/wiki/SS_Shepperton_Ferry" title="SS Shepperton Ferry"><i>Shepperton Ferry</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">15 Dec: <a href="/wiki/SS_Empire_Aden" title="SS Empire Aden"><i>Etivebank</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Unknown date: <a href="/wiki/USS_Bugara" title="USS Bugara">USS <i>Bugara</i></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1949" title="List of shipwrecks in 1949">1949</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1949" title="List of shipwrecks in 1949"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg/12px-Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" 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