| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Admirable |
| Pennant | AM 148 |
| Built by | Tampa Shipbuilding Co. Inc. (Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 30 Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | 7 Dec 1942 |
| Launched | 23 Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 17 Jan 1944 |
| End service | 18 Jul 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 18 July 1945 at Cold Bay, Alaska and transferred to the USSR under terms of the lend-lease, Renamed T-523. |
Commands listed for USS Astute (AM 148)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Andrew E Downing, USNR | 17 Jan 1944 | 18 Jul 1945 |
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