Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Auk |
Pennant | AM 388 |
Built by | American Shipbuilding Co. (Lorain, Ohio, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 3 Aug 1943 |
Laid down | 21 Mar 1944 |
Launched | 6 Jan 1945 |
Commissioned | 18 May 1945 |
End service | 30 Apr 1969 |
History | Decommissioned in March 1954 at Orange, Texas |
Commands listed for USS Towhee (AM 388)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt. Howard Leslie Rich, Jr., USN | 18 May 1945 | 18 Aug 1945 (1) |
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Notable events involving Towhee include:
Was flagship for minesweeping operation between Sasebo, Japan and island of Tsu Shima involving 8 American and 8 Japanese minesweepers under command of an American Commodore. Based at Sasebo Feb., Mar., and April , 1946. Returned to U.S. (Charleston, SC Navy Yard) via Eniwetok, Pearl Harbor, and Panama Canal May 1946 under Capt. Henning. (2)
Sources
- http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/mine/am388.htm
- Personal communication