USS Diploma (AM-221)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Diploma (AM-221) |
| Builder | Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida |
| Laid down | 1 July 1943 |
| Launched | 21 May 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. F. J. Erwin, Jr. |
| Commissioned | 15 July 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 3 September 1946 |
| Reclassified | MSF-221, 7 February 1954 |
| Fate | Transferred to Mexican Navy, 1962 |
| History | |
 Mexico | |
| Name | ARM DM-17 |
| Acquired | 1962 |
| Renamed | ARM Cadete Francisco Márquez (C59), 1994[1] |
| Namesake | Francisco Márquez |
| Stricken | 2000[1] |
| 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) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 104 |
| Armament |
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| Service record | |
| Part of: |
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| Operations: | Battle of Okinawa |
| Awards: |
3 Battle stars |
USS Diploma (AM-221) was an
battle stars for service in the Pacific during World War II. She was decommissioned in September 1946 and placed in reserve. While she remained in reserve, Diploma was reclassified as MSF-221 in February 1955 but never reactivated. In 1962, she was sold to the Mexican Navy
and renamed ARM DM-17. In 1994 she was renamed ARM Cadete Francisco Márquez (C59). She was stricken in 2000, in 2004 she was cleaned of contaminants and sunk as an artificial reef on the west coast of Isla Espiritu Santo, off La Paz BCS, Mexico. She is a popular local dive site, The C59, and is resting on her side at 70'/20m to 30'/9m of depth.
Diploma was launched 21 May 1944 by
Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Tampa, Florida
; sponsored by Mrs. F. J. Erwin, Jr.; and commissioned 15 July 1944.
Diploma arrived at
U.S. 3rd Fleet raids on the Japanese
mainland.
After the cessation of hostilities she continued sweeping in the
battle stars
for World War II service.
On 20 November Diploma sailed for the
New Orleans, Louisiana, arrived at Orange, Texas
, 12 May. Diploma was placed out of commission in reserve there 3 September 1946. She was reclassified MSF-221, 7 February 1955. Transferred to Mexico as DM-17, later renamed Cadete Francisco Marquez (C-59)
The former Diploma was acquired by the
Francisco Márquez
. She was stricken in 2000, in 2004 she was cleaned of contaminants and sunk as an artificial reef on the west coast of Isla Espiritu Santo, off La Paz BCS, Mexico. She is a popular local dive site, The C59, and is resting on her side at 70'/20m to 30'/9m of depth.
Notes
- ^ OCLC 140283156.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of Diploma at NavSource Naval History
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