USS Fierce (AM-97) was an Adroit-class minesweeper of the United States Navy. Laid down on 18 October 1941 by the Nashville Bridge Co., Nashville, Tennessee; launched on 5 March 1942, and commissioned on 12 October 1942. The ship was reclassified as a submarine chaser, PC-1601 on 1 June 1944, and reclassified as a control submarine chaser PCC-1601 on 20 August 1945.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Fierce |
| Builder | Nashville Bridge Company, Nashville, Tennessee |
| Laid down | 18 October 1941 |
| Launched | 5 March 1942 |
| Commissioned | 12 October 1942 |
| Renamed | USS PC-1601, 1 June 1944 |
| Renamed | USS PCC-1601, 20 August 1945 |
| Decommissioned | December 1945 |
| Honors and awards | 2 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 15 June 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Adroit-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 295 long tons (300 t) |
| Length | 173 ft 8 in (52.93 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 7 in (3.53 m) |
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| Speed | 16.8 knots (31.1 km/h) |
| Complement | 65aa |
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PC-1601 was decommissioned in December 1945 at San Francisco, California and transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal on 15 June 1948. Sold to John K. Seaborn and converted into a twin-engined tug and named Seaborn II. Fate unknown. PCC-1601 earned two battle stars for World War II military action.
External links
edit- Photo gallery of USS Fierce (AM-97)/PC-1601/PCC-1601 at NavSource Naval History