USS "Chief" has been the name of three ships in the
*, was renamed "Bold" on 23 May 1941.
*, was an "Auk"-class minesweeper which served from 1943 until 1955.
*, was an "Avenger"-class mine countermeasures ship commissioned on November 5, 1994. Ship fate box active in service
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USS Chief (AM-315) — was an Auk class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.HistoryChief was a U.S. Navy fleet (oceangoing) minesweeper, named after the word… … Wikipedia
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USS Currituck (AV-7) — was the first of four Currituck class seaplane tenders, and was nicknamed the Wild Goose . She was built during World War II and served during the Cold War.The second US ship to be named for the Currituck Soundcite web title=USS Currituck History … Wikipedia
