USS Disdain (AM-222)

USS "Disdain" (AM-222) 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 Pacific Ocean before being transferred to the Soviet Union under terms of the lend-lease progam.

She was launched 25 March 1944 by American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, Ohio; sponsored by Mrs. J. P. Sturges; and commissioned 26 December 1944, Lieutenant H. D. Lindsay, Jr., USNR, in command.

World War II Pacific Ocean operations

Departing Chicago, Illinois, 4 January 1945 "Disdain" made her way down the Mississippi River to New Orleans, Louisiana, arriving the last day of the month for shakedown training. Sailing from Burrwood, Louisiana, 27 February, "Disdain" called at San Diego, California, and arrived at Seattle, Washington, 22 March to prepare for future transfer. On 7 April she sailed from Seattle, Washington, for Cold Bay, Alaska, arriving 15 April to train Russian sailors.

Transfer to the Soviets

She was decommissioned 21 May 1945 and transferred to the U.S.S.R. under lend lease. She was reclassified MSF-222, 7 February 1955, and remained in Russian Navy hands until she was converted to a whaler and named MV Storm. Fate unknown.

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