| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Admirable |
| Pennant | AM 153 |
| Built by | Willamette Iron and Steel Corp. (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 30 Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | 15 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 24 Nov 1942 |
| Commissioned | 30 Sep 1943 |
| End service | 29 May 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 29 May 1946 at Shanghai and sold by the Office of Foreign Liquidation Commission the same day for transfer to the Republic of China. |
Commands listed for USS Buoyant (AM 153)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Walter Lee Savell, Jr., USNR | 30 Sep 1943 | 25 Jun 1945 |
| 2 | Peter Sheridan, USNR | 25 Jun 1945 | 11 Oct 1945 |
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