Allied Warships

USS Buoyant (AM 153)

Minesweeper of the Admirable class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAdmirable 
PennantAM 153 
Built byWillamette Iron and Steel Corp. (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) 
Ordered30 Dec 1941 
Laid down15 Apr 1942 
Launched24 Nov 1942 
Commissioned30 Sep 1943 
End service29 May 1946 
History

Decommissioned 29 May 1946 at Shanghai and sold by the Office of Foreign Liquidation Commission the same day for transfer to the Republic of China.

 

Commands listed for USS Buoyant (AM 153)

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1Walter Lee Savell, Jr., USNR30 Sep 194325 Jun 1945
2Peter Sheridan, USNR25 Jun 194511 Oct 1945

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