Allied Warships

USS Pochard (AM 375)

Minesweeper of the Auk class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAuk 
PennantAM 375 
Built bySavannah Machinery and Foundry Co. (Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A.) 
Ordered3 Aug 1943 
Laid down10 Feb 1944 
Launched11 Jun 1944 
Commissioned27 Nov 1944 
End service3 Aug 1955 
History

Decommissioned 15 January 1947 at San Diego, California
Recommissioned 27 February 1952
Reclassified as a Fleet Minesweeper (Steel Hull) MSF-375 on 7 February 1955
Decommissioned 3 August 1955 at Green Cove Springs, Florida
Struck from the Naval Register 1 December 1966 and sold for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Pochard (AM 375)

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1David Donald Long, Jr., USNR27 Nov 194415 Nov 1945

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