| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Admirable |
| Pennant | AM 156 |
| Built by | Willamette Iron and Steel Corp. (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 30 Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | 12 May 1942 |
| Launched | 1 Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 30 Dec 1943 |
| End service | 16 Aug 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 16 August 1945 at Cold Bay, Alaska and transferred to the USSR being renamed T-596. |
Commands listed for USS Captivate (AM 156)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Benjamin Franklin Kocel, USNR | 30 Dec 1943 | 16 Aug 1945 |
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Notable events involving Captivate include:
18 Mar 1944
From 18 to 20 March 1944, USS Pargo (T/Cdr. I.C. Eddy, USN) and USS Tilefish (T/Cdr. R.M. Keithly, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor during which they were escorted / assisted by USS Wyman (Lt.Cdr. E.P. Parker, USNR) and USS Reynolds (Lt.Cdr. E.P. Adams, USNR).
During 19/20 September exercises were carried out with an incoming convoy. This was convoy 2373 which had departed San Francisco on 11 March and arrived at Hawaii (Pearl Harbor and Honolulu) on 20 March. This convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels; Francis Wilson (American, 7176 GRT, built 1943) and John B. Floyd (American, 7181 GRT, built 1942). The convoy was escorted by the minesweeper USS Captivate (Lt.Cdr. B.F. Kocel, USNR).