USS ''Haste'' (PG-92), was one of a group of Canadian corvettes turned over to the

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and manned by the

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. She was laid down as CN-310 by Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co.,

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, and launched on 22 August 1942 as HMS ''Mandrake''. She was taken over by the

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, renamed ''Haste'' and commissioned on 6 April 1943. ''Haste'' took up regular escort duties following shakedown, making ten voyages to

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or the

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before November 1944. Small patrol ships such as ''Haste'' did much to lessen the effect of

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patrols on allied commerce during this critical period of the war. During the period November 1944—May 1945 the corvette served on patrol duty for 10-day periods out of

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. After making two more escort voyages to Newfoundland and return, the ship departed New York 2 July for

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, where she arrived 3 days later. Haste decommissioned 3 October 1945 and was returned to the

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USS ''Haste'' (PG-92)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haste World War II naval ships of the United States Ships built in Quebec City 1942 ships Action-class gunboats