USS Despite (AM-89)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | 24 November 1941 |
| Launched: | 28 March 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 31 August 1942 |
| Battle Stars: | 1 for World War II |
| Reclassified: | PC-1593, 1 June 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 17 December 1945 |
| Fate: | Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 16 September 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class: | Adroit class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 295 tons |
| Length: | 173 ft 8 in (52.9 m) |
| Beam: | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft 7 in (3.5 m) |
| Speed: | 17 k |
| Complement: | 65 |
| Armament: | 1 3" |
| Propulsion: | 2 Cooper Bessemer GNB-8 diesel engines (Serial No. 1965 & 1966), two shafts. |
USS Despite (AM-89) was an Adroit class minesweeper: laid down, 24 November 1941 by the Dravo Corp., Neville Island, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; launched, 28 March 1942; commissioned USS Despite (AM 89), 31 August 1942; reclassified as a Submarine chaser, PC-1593, 1 June 1944.
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[edit] World War II North Atlantic Operations
USS Despite arrived at Port Royal Bay, Bermuda, 28 December 1942 for duty on patrol and in submarine exercises off Bermuda. She also escorted convoys to New York, Norfolk, Key West and Jacksonville.
On 24 April 1944 USS Despite arrived at New York, and on 15 May 1944 at Norfolk, Virginia. Her name was canceled and her classification changed to PC-1593 on 1 June.
[edit] Converted to Submarine Chaser PC-1593
She departed Norfolk, Virginia, 13 June for the Mediterranean, arriving as escort for a convoy at Bizerte, Tunisia, 23 July. On the last day of the month she got underway for Salerno, arriving 4 August after delivering a convoy to Naples en route. She joined the Delta Task Force for the invasion of southern France 15 August to 26 August, screening ships in convoy, acting as reference and liaison vessel, and providing local escort services.
PC-1593 remained in the Mediterranean on a variety of duties. She performed patrol duty off Palermo and the northern coast of Italy; escorted convoys between Palermo, Leghorn, Toulon, and Marseilles; acted as harbor entrance control and liaison ship at Toulon; conducted training exercises with Italian submarines at Palermo; and engaged in maneuvers and landing exercises off Bizerte. PC-1593 sailed from Oran 27 May 1945 for Charleston, South Carolina, arriving 13 June.
[edit] End of War Deactivation
PC-1593 was decommissioned 17 December 1945 at Jacksonville, Florida; transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 16 September 1946, and sold to the Cornelius Kroll Co., Houston, Texas; Named M/V Mustang from 1948 to 1950. Fate unknown.
[edit] Awards
PC-1593 received one battle star for World War II service.
[edit] References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
