- USS Prime (AM-279)
USS "Prime" (AM-279) was laid down
15 September 1943 byGulf Shipbuilding Corp.,Chickasaw, Alabama , launched22 January 1944 ; sponsored by Mrs. L. W. Thompson, and commissioned12 September 1944 , Lt. Edward P. O'Callahan Jr.,USNR , in command.World War II Pacific Theatre operations
Following shakedown off the east coast, USS Prime reported to Service Force Atlantic,
Norfolk, Virginia ,1 December 1944 . After duty offBermuda and the east coast, she arrived at thePanama Canal Zone , and reported for duty to theU.S. Pacific Fleet 12 July 1945 . In September, while atOkinawa , she was assigned to theReserve Fleet . Following a change of assignment from the 19th to theU.S. 16th Fleet , she was marked expendable in March1946 . Demilitarized, she steamed toShanghai ,China .End-of-war deactivation
" Prime" was decommissioned
29 May 1946 and sold toChina atShanghai ,China asYung Feng (MMC-50) , decommissioned and struck from theNaval Register 1 May 1973 . Fate unknown.References
See also
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List of United States Navy ships
*World War II
*Patrol boat
*Minelayer
* Minesweeper
* MinesweepingExternal links
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/#Anchor-Editoria-14954 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/02279.htm NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Prime (AM 279)]
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