| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Adroit |
| Pennant | AM 83 |
| Built by | Commercial Iron Works (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 18 Aug 1941 |
| Launched | 12 Mar 1942 |
| Commissioned | 28 Jul 1942 |
| End service | 12 Jan 1946 |
| History | Reclassified as patrol craft PC-1587 on 1 June 1944 |
Commands listed for USS Advent (AM 83)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Kenneth Albert Tuttle, USNR | 28 Jul 1942 | 10 Apr 1943 |
| 2 | John Charles Sellers, USNR | 10 Apr 1943 | 24 May 1943 |
| 3 | Francis George Moore, USNR | 24 May 1943 | 16 Oct 1943 |
| 4 | Franklyn Samuel Wooster, USNR | 16 Oct 1943 | 27 Aug 1944 |
| 5 | Lt. Dudley N. Perrine, USNR | 27 Aug 1944 | 12 Jul 1945 |
| 6 | Lt. Grant Curry, Jr., USNR | 12 Jul 1945 | Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Advent include:
2 Jul 1945
Around 1645K/2, USS Lionfish (T/Lt.Cdr. B.M. Ganyard, USN) and USS Kingfish (T/Lt.Cdr. T.D. Keegan, USN) departed Guam for their patrol areas. They were escorted until 2030K/2 by USS PC-1587 (Lt. D.N. Perrine, USNR).
The submarines parted company with each other around 2200I/4.