Allied Warships

USS Peril (AM 272)

Minesweeper of the Admirable class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAdmirable 
PennantAM 272 
Built byGulf Shipbuilding Corp. (Chickasaw, Alabama, U.S.A.) 
Ordered2 May 1942 
Laid down1 Feb 1943 
Launched25 Jul 1943 
Commissioned2 Apr 1944 
End service20 May 1945 
History

Decommissioned 20 May 1945 at Cold Bay, Alaska and transfered to the Soviet Union on 22 May 1945 being renamed T-281.

 

Commands listed for USS Peril (AM 272)

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1Donald Wilson Phillips, USNR2 Apr 194418 Feb 1945
2Arthur Patrick Keegan, Jr., USNR18 Feb 194520 May 1945

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