| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Admirable |
| Pennant | AM 257 |
| Built by | American Shipbuilding Co. (Lorain, Ohio, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 2 May 1942 |
| Laid down | 26 Oct 1942 |
| Launched | 10 Apr 1943 |
| Commissioned | 4 Nov 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Transferred to the Republic of China 28 August 1945 |
Commands listed for USS Lance (AM 257)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Robert Reginald Forrester, Jr., USNR | 4 Nov 1943 | 12 Apr 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. Richard Carlton Condon, USNR | 12 Apr 1944 | 12 Apr 1945 |
| 3 | John Charles Ostrom, USNR | 12 Apr 1945 | 28 Aug 1945 |
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