Allied Warships

USS Captivate (AM 156)

Minesweeper of the Admirable class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAdmirable 
PennantAM 156 
Built byWillamette Iron and Steel Corp. (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) 
Ordered30 Dec 1941 
Laid down12 May 1942 
Launched1 Dec 1942 
Commissioned30 Dec 1943 
End service16 Aug 1945 
History

Decommissioned 16 August 1945 at Cold Bay, Alaska and transferred to the USSR being renamed T-596.

 

Commands listed for USS Captivate (AM 156)

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1Benjamin Franklin Kocel, USNR30 Dec 194316 Aug 1945

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