Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Auk |
Pennant | AM 314 |
Built by | General Engineering and Dry Dock Co. (Alameda, California, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 6 Jul 1942 |
Launched | 12 Dec 1942 |
Commissioned | 8 Sep 1943 |
End service | 30 Jan 1947 |
History | Laid down as HMS Akbar (BAM 1), retained by the USN, renamed and reclassified Champion (AM 314) on 23 January 1943 |
Commands listed for USS Champion (AM 314)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | James Henry Howard, Jr., USNR | 8 Sep 1943 | 8 May 1945 |
2 | Milton Albert Rusteen, USNR | 8 May 1945 | 8 Sep 1945 |
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