Allied Warships

USS Symbol (AM 123)

Minesweeper of the Auk class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Minesweeper
Class	Auk
Pennant	AM 123
Built by	Savannah Machinery and Foundry Co. (Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A.)
Ordered	1 Apr 1941
Laid down	18 Nov 1941
Launched	2 Jul 1942
Commissioned	10 Dec 1942
End service	27 Jul 1956
History	Decommissioned 31 May 1946 at San Diego, California Recommissioned, 28 October 1950 Placed out of commission, in reserve 27 July 1956 Struck from the Naval Register 1 July 1972 and transferred to Mexico renamed Guillermo Prieto (G 02). Scuttled in October 2000 near Cancun, Mexico as an artificial reef/dive-object, she now lies in approximately 90 feet of water.

Commands listed for USS Symbol (AM 123)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Lt.Cdr. Robert Copeland Brown, USN	10 Dec 1942	8 Jun 1943
2	Richard Lagreze, USNR	8 Jun 1943	23 Feb 1945
3	Eldred Donald Caldwell, USNR	23 Feb 1945	10 Apr 1946

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