| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSControl |
| Builder | Willamette Iron and Steel Works |
| Laid down | 15 June 1942 |
| Launched | 28 January 1943 |
| Commissioned | 11 May 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 6 June 1946 |
| Reclassified | MSF-164, 7 February 1955 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 30 March 1959 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Admirable-classminesweeper |
| 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 |
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| Speed | 14.8 knots (27.4 km/h) |
| Complement | 104 |
| Armament |
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| Service record | |
| Part of: | US Pacific Fleet (1944–1946) |
USS Control (AM-164) was anAdmirable-classminesweeper built for theU.S. Navy duringWorld War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in thePacific Ocean.
She was launched 28 January 1943 byWillamette Iron and Steel Works,Portland, Oregon; and commissioned 11 May 1944.
Control reachedPearl Harbor 29 July 1944, and during August removed mines previously planted in the defenses ofFrench Frigate Shoals. Between 5 September and 30 November,Control patrolled and escorted ships fromEniwetok toSaipan,Ulithi, andManus, then sailed toKossol Roads for patrol duty off thePalaus until arriving atGuam 1 February 1945 to sweepApra Harbor. She returned to convoy escort duty fromEniwetok until June, when she put back to Pearl Harbor for brief overhaul.
Between 1 July 1945 and 11 August,Control cleared the harbor at Eniwetok and planted navigationalbuoys there.
After serving atOkinawa between 25 September and 13 October, she returned to the west coast, and was decommissioned and placed in reserve atSan Diego, California, 6 June 1946. Her classification was changed to MSF-164 on 7 February 1955.Control was sold on 30 March 1959.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.
