| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Admirable |
| Pennant | AM 158 |
| Built by | Willamette Iron and Steel Corp. (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 30 Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | 23 May 1942 |
| Launched | 7 Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 10 Feb 1944 |
| End service | 16 Aug 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 16 August 1945 at Cold Bay, Alaska and transferred to the USSR being renamed T-598. |
Commands listed for USS Caution (AM 158)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Frederick Claude Crane, USNR | 10 Feb 1944 | 16 Aug 1945 |
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Notable events involving Caution include:
10 Nov 1944
Around 1500I/10, USS Burrfish (T/Cdr. W.B. Perkins, Jr., USN) departed Saipan to resume her fourth war partol.
She was now part of Task Group 17.24 which was besides, Burrfish made up of the USS Saury (T/Lt.Cdr. R.A. Waugh, USN), USS Tambor (T/Cdr. W.J. Germershausen, Jr., USN), USS Silversides (T/Cdr. J.S. Coye, Jr., USN with T/Cdr. T.B. Klakring, USN on board as group commander), USS Trigger (T/Cdr. F.J. Harlfinger II, USN), USS Sterlet (T/Cdr. O.C. Robbins, USN) and USS Ronquil (T/Cdr. H.S. Monroe, USN). They were to patrol off the Bonin Islands as a coordinated attack group to deal with the many enemy patrol vessels / picket boats encountered in that area.
On departure from Saipan, USS Besugo (T/Cdr. T.L. Wogan, USN) was also with them but she parted company around 2300I/11 (she was not a part of the coordinated attack group). The submarines had been escorted by USS Caution (Lt.Cdr. F.C. Crane, USNR) until around 2145I/10. (1)
Sources
- USS Burrfish report of fourth war patrol