| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Adroit |
| Pennant | AM 99 |
| Built by | Penn-Jersey Shipbuilding Co. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 19 Nov 1941 |
| Launched | 7 Sep 1942 |
| Commissioned | 16 Jun 1943 |
| End service | 21 Jun 1945 |
| History | Reclassified as patrol craft PC-1603 on 1 June 1944 On 26 May 1945 PC-1603 was struck by two Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Kimmu Wan, Okinawa. On 21 June 1945 PC-1603 was decommissioned. Her hulk was ordered destroyed on 24 October 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Force (AM 99)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Thomas Tobias Scudder, USNR | 16 Jun 1943 | early 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. Paul Francis McLaughlin, USNR | early 1944 | mid 1944 |
| 3 | Loren Wilson Snoyer, USNR | mid 1944 | 26 Dec 1944 |
| 4 | Adam H Romeiser, USNR | 26 Dec 1944 |
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Notable events involving Force include:
6 Apr 1944
USS Dragonet (T/Cdr. J.H. Lewis, USN) conducted a deep submergence trial during which she was escorted by USS Force (Lt. P.F. McLaughlin, USNR)