Allied Warships

USS Compel (AM 162)

Minesweeper of the Admirable class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAdmirable 
PennantAM 162 
Built byWillamette Iron and Steel Corp. (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) 
Ordered30 Dec 1941 
Laid down26 May 1942 
Launched16 Jan 1943 
Commissioned8 Apr 1944 
End service12 Jun 1946 
History

Decommissioned 12 June 1946 at San Diego, California
Sold 26 August 1960.

 

Commands listed for USS Compel (AM 162)

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1Lt. Frederick Norman Egelhoff, USNR8 Apr 19448 Nov 1945

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