USS ''Dour'' (AM-223) was an built for the
United States Navy during
World War II. She was awarded three
battle stars for service in the Pacific during World War II. She was decommissioned in March 1947 and placed in reserve. While she remained in reserve, ''Dour'' was reclassified as MSF-223 in February 1955 but never reactivated. In October 1962, she was sold to the
Mexican Navy and renamed ARM ''DM-16''. She was stricken from Mexican Navy service in 1986, but her ultimate fate is not reported in
s.
U.S. Navy career
''Dour'' was launched 25 March 1944 by
American Shipbuilding
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Co.,
Lorain, Ohio
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; sponsored by Mrs. W. R. Douglas; and commissioned 4 November 1944. ''Dour'' arrived at
Boston, Massachusetts, 26 November from the
Great Lakes and the
St. Lawrence River. She served in the
Local Defense Force, until 1 February 1945 when she got underway for
Norfolk, Virginia
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.
Dour sailed from Norfolk 9 March 1945 for the Pacific. She called at
San Diego, California,
Pearl Harbor, and
Saipan
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and arrived at
Okinawa 26 May escorting a
convoy of
landing craft
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. After patrolling off Okinawa and
Ie Shima
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, on 23 July she joined in minesweeping coordinated with the
U.S. 3rd Fleet
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strikes on
Japan
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.
Engaged in postwar sweeping operations ''Dour'' swept for mines in the
Yellow Sea and off
Jinsen, Korea. On 9 September she arrived at
Sasebo, Japan, and swept Japanese waters until 28 December when she sailed for the
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Canada
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, arriving at
San Pedro, California, 7 February 1946. ''Dour'' received three
battle stars for World War II service.
On 8 April she got underway for
Algiers, Louisiana, where she remained from 26 April to 2 May. She served ships in reserve at
Orange, Texas, until placed out of commission in reserve there 15 March 1947. While she remained in reserve, ''Dour'' was reclassified MSF-223 on 7 February 1955. She was struck from the
Naval Register
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on 1 May 1962 and transferred to Mexico on 1 October 1962.
Mexican Navy career
The former ''Dour'' was acquired by the
Mexican Navy in October 1962 and renamed ARM ''DM-16''. She was stricken from Mexican Navy service in 1986,
but her ultimate fate is not reported in
s.
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Admirable-class minesweepers
Ships built in Lorain, Ohio
1944 ships
World War II minesweepers of the United States
Admirable-class minesweepers of the Mexican Navy