Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Auk |
Pennant | AM 317 |
Built by | General Engineering and Dry Dock Co. (Alameda, California, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 2 Oct 1942 |
Launched | 18 Feb 1943 |
Commissioned | 10 Jan 1944 |
End service | 15 Apr 1955 |
History | Laid down as HMS Amity (BAM 4) but retained by the USN |
Commands listed for USS Defense (AM 317)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt. Cmdr. Gordon Abbott, USNR | 10 Jan 1944 | 7 Nov 1945 |
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