USS Skill (AM 115)
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| Name | USS Skill (AM 115) | ||
| Type: | Fleet minesweeper (Auk) | ||
| Tonnage | 815 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - American Shipbuilding Co, Lorain OH | ||
| Owner | United States Navy | ||
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| Date of attack | 25 Sep, 1943 | Nationality:  American | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-593 (Gerd Kelbling) | ||
| Position | 40.20N, 14.35E - Grid CJ 6794 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 103 officers and men (72 dead and 31 survivors). | ||
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| History | USS Skill (AM 115) took part in the North Africa and Salerno landings and earned one battle star for her WWII service. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 11.46 hours on 25 Sep, 1943, the USS Skill (AM 115) (LtCdr E.J. Kevern, USNR) was hit by a torpedo from U-593 while on patrol station between Point Licosa and Isle of Capri in the Gulf of Salerno. The torpedo caused a explosion in the forward magazine, causing the ship to break in two. The forepart capsized and the aft part caught fire, later exploded and sank at about 12.00 hours. Ten minutes later, the capsized bow also went down. The USS Seer (AM 112) screened the USS Speed (AM 116) while she rescued 32 men (all wounded, one of them died two days later), but no officer survived. The USS Pilot (AM 104) conducted a search for more survivors but could not find any. | ||
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