Allied Warships

USS Admirable (AM 136)

Minesweeper of the Admirable class


USS Admirable during the Second World War.

USN photograph

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAdmirable 
PennantAM 136 
Built byTampa Shipbuilding Co. Inc. (Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.) 
Ordered30 Dec 1941 
Laid down8 Apr 1942 
Launched18 Oct 1942 
Commissioned20 Apr 1943 
End service18 Jul 1945 
History

Decommissioned 18 July 1945 at Dutch Harbor, Alaska and loaned to the USSR under terms of the Lend-Lease Program, renamed T-521
Never returned by the USSR to US custody.

 

Commands listed for USS Admirable (AM 136)

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CommanderFromTo
1Alexander Malcolm White, USNR20 Apr 1943Jul 1943
2Huston Huffman, USNRJul 19439 Mar 1944
3Francis George Moore, USNR9 Mar 194418 Jul 1945

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