Allied Warships

USS Saunter (AM 295)

Minesweeper of the Admirable class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAdmirable 
PennantAM 295 
Built byWinslow Marine Railways & Ship Building Corp. (Winslow, Washington, U.S.A.) 
Ordered2 May 1942 
Laid down23 Nov 1942 
Launched20 Feb 1943 
Commissioned22 Jan 1944 
End service27 Oct 1945 
History

Decommissioned 27 October 1945
Struck from the Naval Register 13 November 1945
Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 24 April 1946.

 

Commands listed for USS Saunter (AM 295)

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CommanderFromTo
1James Robert Keefer, USNR22 Jan 1944Jun 1945
2D. Hunter, USNR14 Jun 194527 Oct 1945

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