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USS Skill (AM 115)

Minesweeper of the Auk class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAuk 
PennantAM 115 
Built byAmerican Shipbuilding Co. (Lorain, Ohio, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down28 Nov, 1941 
Launched22 Jun, 1942 
Commissioned17 Nov, 1942 
Lost25 Sep, 1943 
Loss position40.20N, 14.35E (See a map)
 
HistoryUSS Skill (Lt.Cdr. E.J. Kevern) was sunk after being torpedoed by the German submarine U-593 in Salerno Gulf in position 40º20'N, 14º35'E.

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Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 25 Sep, 1943 by U-593 (Kelbling).

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