| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Admirable |
| Pennant | AM 279 |
| Built by | Gulf Shipbuilding Corp. (Chickasaw, Alabama, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 2 May 1942 |
| Laid down | 15 Sep 1943 |
| Launched | 22 Jan 1944 |
| Commissioned | 12 Sep 1944 |
| End service | 29 May 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned and sold to China 29 May 1946 at Shanghai, China |
Commands listed for USS Prime (AM 279)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Edward Patrick O'Callahan, USNR | 12 Sep 1944 | 25 Apr 1945 |
| 2 | William Edward Sheppard, USNR | 25 Apr 1945 | 29 Jun 1945 |
| 3 | Rudolph Zemker Smith, USNR | 29 Jun 1945 | 27 Dec 1945 |
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