USSConcise
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSConcise |
| Builder | Willamette Iron and Steel Works |
| Laid down | 15 June 1942 |
| Launched | 6 January 1943 |
| Commissioned | 25 April 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 31 May 1946 |
| Reclassified | MSF-163,7 February 1955 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1959 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Admirable-classminesweeper |
| Displacement | 650 tons |
| Length | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14.8 knots (27.4 km/h) |
| Complement | 104 |
| Armament |
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| Service record | |
| Part of: | US Pacific Fleet(1944–1946) |
| Awards: | 1Battle star |
USSConcise(AM-163)was anAdmirable-classminesweeperbuilt for theU.S. NavyduringWorld War II.She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in thePacific Ocean.
She was reclassified AM-163, 21 February 1942; launched 6 February 1943 byWillamette Iron and Steel Works,Portland, Oregon;and commissioned 25 April 1944.
World War II Pacific Ocean operations
[edit]Sailing fromSan Francisco, California,3 July 1944 forPearl Harbor,Concisearrived 13 July for training. She swept mines atFrench Frigate Shoalsfrom 6 August to 16 August then sailed toEniwetok,arriving 28 September. Assigned to convoy escort duty until 11 August 1945Concisearrived offOkinawa,30 August. On 8 September she sailed to clear mines fromJapanesewaters in protection of occupation shipping, sweeping offWakayama,Osaka,andNagoyauntil 20 November.
Post-War Decommissioning
[edit]Concisereturned toSan Francisco, California,16 December 1945 and was placed out of commission in reserve 31 May 1946 atSan Diego, California.She was reclassified MSF-163 on 7 February 1955.
Awards
[edit]Concisereceived one battle star for World War II service.
References
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This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.The entry can be foundhere.
External links
[edit]- Photo galleryofConciseat NavSource Naval History
