Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Auk |
Pennant | AM 120 |
Built by | John H. Mathias Co. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
Laid down | 18 Nov 1941 |
Launched | 29 Sep 1942 |
Commissioned | 20 Jul 1943 |
End service | 15 Jan 1947 |
History | Placed in reserve, in commission 22 February 1946 at San Diego, California |
Commands listed for USS Sway (AM 120)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Herman Stanley Strauss, USNR | 20 Jul 1943 | 15 Jul 1944 |
2 | Edwin Harold Jones, Jr., USNR | 15 Jul 1944 | 15 Feb 1945 |
3 | Ralph Francis Wyrick, USNR | 15 Feb 1945 | 17 Nov 1945 |
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