USS Seer (AM-112)

The USS Seer was one of 95 minesweeper, Auk class allied warships that existed during the period of world war II. It was one of 73 that served for the US Navy. It had a pennant AM-112.

Career

The ship was built by American Shipbuilding Co., located in Lorain, Ohio, U.S.A. From the time that it was laid down, on 28 November, 1941, to the time that it was removed from the Naval Register, in March of 1963, the ship would have an epic career that involved much recommissioning and reclassification:

History

The Seer was first decommissioned in 1947, on April 26, at Orange, Texas. It was then laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, before being recommissioned in late 1950.Five years later, it was reclassified as a Fleet Minesweeper, (Steel-hulled) MSF-112. However, only one month later, on 11 March 1955, it was again decommissioned. However, this was not the end of its career, and on 31 October 1958, "Seer" was reclassified again, this time as a Coastal Minesweeper MMC-5.

Decommissioning

Four years later, in 1962, it was transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy, where it received a new title of "Uller" (N 50). Finally, on the 1st of March, 1963, the ship was struck from the Naval Register.

See also

* Minesweeping

References

* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s9/seer.htm USS Seer]
* [http://uboat.net/ Uboat.net]