| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Adroit |
| Pennant | AM 89 |
| Built by | Dravo Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 24 Nov 1941 |
| Launched | 28 Mar 1942 |
| Commissioned | 31 Aug 1942 |
| End service | 17 Dec 1945 |
| History | Reclassified as patrol craft PC-1593 on 1 June 1944 |
Commands listed for USS Despite (AM 89)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Homer Ewald Ferrill, USNR | 31 Aug 1942 | May 1943 |
| 2 | Lt. Richard M. Zachariae, USNR | May 1943 | Jul 1943 |
| 3 | John Joseph Lind, USN | Jul 1943 | 10 Nov 1943 |
| 4 | Charles Andrew Hardy, Jr., USNR | 10 Nov 1943 | Mar 1944 |
| 5 | Fredric Thomas Peck, Jr., USNR | Mar 1944 | Jun 1944 |
| 6 | John A. Foley, USNR | Jun 1944 | mid 1945 |
| 7 | Lt. William A. Duvall, USNR | mid 1945 |
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