USSSuccess(AM-310)
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USSSuccess(AM-310) |
| Builder | Associated Shipbuilders,Seattle |
| Laid down | 18 February 1944 |
| Launched | 11 May 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. J. L. McLean |
| Commissioned | 18 October 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 9 July 1946 |
| Reclassified | MSF-310, 7 February 1955 |
| Stricken | 1 May 1962 |
| Fate | Transferred toMexican Navy,1963 |
| History | |
 Mexico | |
| Name | ARMDM-08 |
| Acquired | 1963 |
| Fate | unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Admirable-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 650 long tons (660 t) |
| Length | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
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| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 104 |
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| Awards: | 4Battle stars |
USSSuccess(AM-310)was anAdmirable-classminesweeperbuilt for theUnited States NavyduringWorld War II.She was awarded fourbattle starsfor service in the Pacific during World War II. She was decommissioned in July 1946 and placed in reserve. While she remained in reserve,Successwas reclassified asMSF-310in February 1955 but never reactivated. In October 1962, she was sold to theMexican Navyand renamedARMDM-08.Although she is reported out of service, her ultimate fate is not reported insecondary sources.
U.S. Navy career
[edit]Successwas laid down on 18 February 1944 byAssociated Shipbuilders,Seattle, Washington;launched on 11 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. J. L. McLean; and commissioned on 18 October 1944.Successcompleted fitting out at Seattle, Washington, and sailed forSan Pedro, California,on 8 November where she held hershakedown cruisein the harbor ofLos Angeles, California.On 11 December, the minesweeper got underway forHawaiiand arrived atPearl Harboron 19 December 1944.
She sortied withTask Group(TG) 51,LSTFlotilla One, in the screen of Tractor Group Able forUlithion 22 January 1945. The group remained there from 3 to 5 February and then steamed to theMariana Islandswhere final staging was begun for the invasion ofIwo Jima.
Successwas detached from the screen to join Mine Division (MinDiv) 36 which sailed for Iwo Jima on the 13th. The division arrived off the island three days before the assault was to begin and started sweeping mines.Successoperated as a minesweeper and performedantisubmarinepatrols there from 16 to 25 February when she departed forSaipan.She sailed from there on 7 March and arrived at Ulithi the next day.MinDiv36, andSuccessstood out of Ulithi on 19 March, for theRyukyu Islands.On the 25th, they began sweeping mines in theKerama Rettoarea in preparation for theU.S. Armylandings there the next day.
Successthen began clearing theOkinawaarea for the impending assault upon that Japanese stronghold. After the landings there on 1 April, the minesweeper also performedantiaircraftand antisubmarine patrols. Five days later, the Japanese launched their heaviest attack bysuicide planesagainst American ships at Okinawa.SSHobbs Victorywas crashed by a suicide plane andSuccesspicked up 78 survivors. On 15 April, she splashed a "Tony" during an air raid. The ship and her division departed the operating area on 5 May for Ulithi and arrived on the 9th.
The minesweeper was assigned to the screen of a resupplyconvoybound for Okinawa which arrived there on 27 May.Successpatrolled off Okinawa until 12 June. From the 13th to the 20th, she swept mines in theEast China Sea.After a brief logistics period at Kerama Retto, she swept mines betweenFormosaand the coast of China from 4 to 15 July. From the 22nd to the 30th, she again swept the East China Sea. On 13 August, she andSuperiordeparted Okinawa to sweep an area nearKyūshū,from the 14th to the 24th before returning to port. She sailed on 30 August for the southwest coast of Korea and swept mines there until 7 September. Two days later she was assigned to theU.S. 5th Fleetand swept the approaches toSasebo,Japan, which became her base of operations. She cleared mines around the islands there, and then swept known minefields from Kyūshū to Korea until early December.
Successreturned to Sasebo on 5 December and waited for further orders. She was notified that she would return to the United States, viaEniwetokand Pearl Harbor. The sweeper sailed on 10 December 1945 and arrived atSan Diego, California,on 12 January 1946. She was routed from there to theEast Coastand arrived atGalveston, Texas,on 3 February for pre-inactivation availability.
Successmoved toOrange, Texas,where she was decommissioned on 9 July 1946.Successreceived fourbattle starsfor World War II. While she remained in reserve,Success's designation was changed to MSF-310 on 7 February 1955.Successwas struck from theNaval Vessel Registeron 1 May 1962 and sold to Mexico in 1963.
Mexican Navy career
[edit]The formerSuccesswas acquired by theMexican Navyin 1963 and renamed ARMDM-08.Although she is reported out of service,[1]her ultimate fate is not reported insecondary sources.
Notes
[edit]- ^"Success(6120239) ".Miramar Ship Index.Retrieved1 December2009.
References
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This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.- NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Success (MSF-310) - ex-AM-310
