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USS Impulse (PG-68)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantPG-68 
Built byCook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) 
Ordered25 Jul, 1939 
Laid down13 Mar, 1940 
Launched18 Sep, 1940 
Commissioned10 Mar, 1942 
End service22 Aug, 1945 
Loss position
 
HistoryCommissioned at London, England on 10 March 1942, Lt. C. M. Lyons in command.
Decommissioned 22 August 1945 at Harwich, England and returned to the R.N. 
Former nameHMS Begonia

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