Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Admirable |
Pennant | AM 280 |
Built by | Gulf Shipbuilding Corp. (Chickasaw, Alabama, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 2 May 1942 |
Laid down | 15 Sep 1943 |
Launched | 17 Feb 1944 |
Commissioned | 27 Sep 1944 |
End service | Feb 1962 |
History | Decommissioned in December 1945 and placed in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet |
Commands listed for USS Prowess (AM 280)
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Commander | From | To | ||
1 | Joseph William Meiere, USNR | 27 Sep 1944 | Jul 1945 | |
2 | Russell Edgar Hinds, USNR | Aug 1945 | Oct 1945 |
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