USS Success (AM-310)
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USS Success (AM-310) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was awarded four battle stars for service in the Pacific during World War II. She was decommissioned in July 1946 and placed in reserve. While she remained in reserve, Success was reclassified as MSF-310 in February 1955 but never reactivated. In October 1962, she was sold to the Mexican Navy and renamed ARM DM-08. Although she is reported out of service, her ultimate fate is not reported in secondary sources.
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Name | USS Success (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 to Mexican Navy, 1963 |
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Mexico | |
Name | ARM DM-08 |
Acquired | 1963 |
Fate | unknown |
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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: | 4 Battle stars |
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