| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSEager |
| Builder | American Ship Building Company,Lorain, Ohio |
| Laid down | 29 December 1943 |
| Launched | 10 June 1944 |
| Commissioned | 23 November 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 27 September 1946 |
| Reclassified | MSF-224, 7 February 1955 |
| Stricken | 1 May 1962 |
| Fate | Transferred toMexican Navy, 2 October 1962 |
| History | |
 Mexico | |
| Name | ARMDM-06 |
| Acquired | 2 October 1962 |
| Stricken | 1986[1] |
| Fate | unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 |
| Armament |
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| Service record | |
| Part of: |
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| Operations: | Battle of Okinawa |
| Awards: | 1Battle star |
USSEager (AM-224) was anAdmirable-classminesweeper built for theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II. She was awarded 1battle star during service in the Pacific in World War II. She was decommissioned in September 1946 and placed in reserve. While she remained in reserve,Eager was reclassified asMSF-224 in February 1955 but never reactivated. In October 1962, she was sold to theMexican Navy and renamedARMDM-06. She was stricken in 1986, but her ultimate fate is not reported insecondary sources.
Eager was launched 10 June 1944 byAmerican Shipbuilding Co.,Lorain, Ohio, and commissioned 23 November 1944. Under the command of Lt JG F.A. Fitton,Eager sailed through theSaint Lawrence to outfit atBoston, Massachusetts, and train off theVirginia Capes. She arrived atNew London, Connecticut, 15 March 1945, to join the ItaliansubmarineDandolo which she escorted toGuantánamo Bay, then continued toSan Diego, California, arriving 7 April. Underway 23 April,Eager called atPearl Harbor,Eniwetok,Guam, andSaipan and arrived atOkinawa 10 June escorting a convoy. She escorted ships and patrolled off Okinawa until the war's end, then swept a channel intoJinsen as an avenue for occupation of Korea. She enteredSasebo 10 September for sweeping operations, which included the novel role of supervising Japanese minesweepers.
Eager departed for the United States on 28 December 1945, arriving atSan Pedro, California, on 8 February, and went out of commission into reserve 27 September 1946.Eager received onebattle star for World War II service.
While she remained in reserve,Eager was reclassified MSF-224 on 7 February 1955.Eager was stricken 1 May 1962 and, on 2 October that year, transferred to Mexico.
The formerEager was acquired by theMexican Navy in October 1962 and renamed ARMDM-06. She was stricken in 1986,[1] but her ultimate fate is not reported insecondary sources.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.
