Allied Warships

USS Exploit (AM 95)

Minesweeper of the Adroit class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAdroit 
PennantAM 95 
Built byJakobson Shipyard Inc (Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.) 
Ordered1 Apr 1941 
Laid down11 May 1942 
Launched7 Sep 1942 
Commissioned5 Feb 1943 
End service14 Dec 1945 
History

Reclassified as patrol craft PC-1599 on 1 June 1944
Decommissioned on 14 December 1945
Sold on 18 March 1949

 

Commands listed for USS Exploit (AM 95)

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CommanderFromTo
1Sherman Arthur Hill, USNR5 Feb 1943mid 1943
2Donald Douw Snyder, Jr., USNRmid 1943Dec 1943
3Peter Sheridan, USNRDec 1943mid 1944
4A. R. Johnston, USNRmid 1944Nov 1944
5A. F. Riedel, USNRNov 1944mid 45 ?

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