USS Reform (AM-286)

History
United States
Name	USS Reform (AM-286)
Builder	General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California
Laid down	24 June 1943
Launched	25 January 1944
Commissioned	28 February 1945
Decommissioned	9 November 1946
Fate	Transferred to the Republic of China , 15 June 1948
Stricken	13 July 1948
History
Taiwan
Name	unknown
Acquired	15 June 1948
Fate	Scrapped in 1950
General characteristics
Class and type	Admirable-class minesweeper
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	2 × ALCO 539 diesel engines, 1,710 shp (1,280 kW) Farrel-Birmingham single reduction gear 2 shafts
Speed	14.8 knots (27.4 km/h)
Complement	104
Armament	1 × 3"/50 caliber gun DP 2 × twin Bofors 40 mm guns 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 2 × Depth charge tracks
Service record
Part of:	US Pacific Fleet (1945-1946)
Awards:	3 Battle stars

USS Reform (AM-286) was an

to their credit. The ship itself, its wartime mission complete, was given to China.

Career

Reform was laid down 24 June 1943 by the

; and commissioned 28 February 1945.

After

.

In June she assisted in sweeping the approaches to

Kyūshū

, and these continued until she was ordered home.

Departing Japan 12 February 1946, she arrived

Navy list

13 July 1948. She was scrapped in 1950.

Reform received three

battle stars

for World War II service

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• "Reform". Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive. NavSource Online. Retrieved 2008-02-18.