USS Improve (AM-247) (original) (raw)
USS Improve (AM-247) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the North Atlantic Ocean and then in the Pacific Ocean. Improve received two battle stars for World War II service. Improve was laid down 1 June 1943 by Savannah Machine & Foundry Co., Savannah, Georgia; launched 26 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. J. E. Poythress and commissioned 29 February 1944.
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| dbo:abstract | USS Improve (AM-247) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the North Atlantic Ocean and then in the Pacific Ocean. Improve received two battle stars for World War II service. Improve was laid down 1 June 1943 by Savannah Machine & Foundry Co., Savannah, Georgia; launched 26 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. J. E. Poythress and commissioned 29 February 1944. (en) USS Improve (AM-247) trałowiec typu służący w United States Navy w czasie II wojny światowej. Służył na północnym Atlantyku, następnie na Pacyfiku. Stępkę okrętu położono 1 czerwca 1943 w stoczni Co. w Savannah (Georgia). Zwodowano go 26 września 1943, matką chrzestną była J. E. Poythress. Jednostka weszła do służby 29 lutego 1944, pierwszym dowódcą został Lt. P. W. Howle, Jr.Brał udział w działaniach II wojny światowej. Oczyszczał z min wody Dalekiego Wschodu po wojnie. Sprzedany w 1949 Ricardo Granja i przemianowany na MV "Ecuador". Zatopiony w 1953. (pl) |
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| dbo:status | *Sold into merchant service 24 February 1949 *Sunk in 1953 |
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| dbp:partof | *US Atlantic Fleet *US Pacific Fleet (en) |
| dbp:shipArmament | *1 × 3"/50 caliber gun DP *2 × twin Bofors 40 mm guns *1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar *2 × Depth charge tracks (en) |
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| dbp:shipPropulsion | *2 × ALCO 539 diesel engines, 1,710 shp *Farrel-Birmingham single reduction gear *2 shafts (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | USS Improve (AM-247) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the North Atlantic Ocean and then in the Pacific Ocean. Improve received two battle stars for World War II service. Improve was laid down 1 June 1943 by Savannah Machine & Foundry Co., Savannah, Georgia; launched 26 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. J. E. Poythress and commissioned 29 February 1944. (en) USS Improve (AM-247) trałowiec typu służący w United States Navy w czasie II wojny światowej. Służył na północnym Atlantyku, następnie na Pacyfiku. Stępkę okrętu położono 1 czerwca 1943 w stoczni Co. w Savannah (Georgia). Zwodowano go 26 września 1943, matką chrzestną była J. E. Poythress. Jednostka weszła do służby 29 lutego 1944, pierwszym dowódcą został Lt. P. W. Howle, Jr.Brał udział w działaniach II wojny światowej. Oczyszczał z min wody Dalekiego Wschodu po wojnie. Sprzedany w 1949 Ricardo Granja i przemianowany na MV "Ecuador". Zatopiony w 1953. (pl) |
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