Allied Warships

USS Opponent (AM 269)

Minesweeper of the Admirable class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAdmirable 
PennantAM 269 
Built byGulf Shipbuilding Corp. (Chickasaw, Alabama, U.S.A.) 
Ordered2 May 1942 
Laid down21 Sep 1942 
Launched26 Jun 1943 
Commissioned18 Feb 1944 
End service27 Aug 1946 
History

Decommissioned 27 August 1946 at Orange, Texas
Struck from the Naval Register 1 April 1960
Sold 3 February 1961 to Ships & Power Inc., Miami, Florida.

 

Commands listed for USS Opponent (AM 269)

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1John Donald Seay, USNR18 Feb 1944Feb 1945
2George Edward Schaaf, USNRFeb 1945

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