USS Pirate (AM-275)
 USS Pirate & another Admirable-class minesweeper
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| Name | USS Pirate |
| Builder | Gulf Shipbuilding Company |
| Laid down | 1 July 1943 |
| Launched | 16 December 1943 |
| Commissioned | 16 June 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 6 November 1946 |
| Recommissioned | 14 August 1950 |
| Fate | Sunk by mine, 12 October 1950 off Wonsan, Korea (now in North Korea) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Admirable-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 625 tons |
| 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 | 14.8 kn (27.4 km/h) |
| Complement | 104 |
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| Service record | |
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| Awards: |
4 Battle stars |
USS Pirate (AM-275) was an
battle stars for her Korean War
effort.
History
The second U.S. Navy
Gulf Shipbuilding Co., Chickasaw, Alabama
, launched 16 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Clara L. Oliver and commissioned 16 June 1944.
That summer, Pirate operated in and around
Miami, Florida
, where she was school ship for student officers for the next four months.
Pirate got underway from Miami 4 April 1945 to transit the
Jinsen, Korea, and operated off the northern coast of Formosa
in November.
Decommissioned at Bremerton, Washington on 6 November 1946, the ship reported to ServPac in December 1947 for deployment in Japanese waters. In a caretaker status, she retained this status, out of service in reserve for the next several years
In July 1950, Pirate was with
Sasebo 8 September for duties off Pusan
, Korea.
On 12 October she and USS Pledge (AM-277) were mine sweeping three miles off the enemy-held island of Sin-Do when the ships hit mines. Sinking within five minutes, Pirate had 12 sailors missing and one dead.
Aftermath
Washington Naval Yard
Attempts were made to salvage Pirate but failed so explosives were placed in her wreck and detonated to prevent North Korean forces from recovering any classified material.[1] Additional aircraft and boats from other nearby warships arrived at the area after the action to help in the rescue operations.[2]
USS Pirate, Pledge and Redhead each received the
Awards and honors
Pirate received four battle stars for Korean War service.
References
- ^ "U.S.S. Pirate AM-275 Homepage". USS Pirate Historical Website. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ "C.O. Report". USS Pirate AM-275 Historical Website. Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ "Two U.S. Navy Minesweepers Sink After Striking Mines Off Korea" (Press release). United States Navy. October 17, 1950. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ "Lieutenant Richard O. Young, USN; Commanding Officer of USS Pledge". Naval Historical Center. United States Navy. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ "Lieutenant Commander Bruce M. Hyatt, USNR; Silver Star Award". Naval Historical Center. United States Navy. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ "Lieutenant Cornelius E. Mc Mullen, USN, CO of USS Pirate". Naval Historical Center. United States Navy. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- 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 Pirate at NavSource Naval History
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