USS ''Embattle'' (AM-226) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. She earned two battle stars in service in the Pacific during World War II. In May 1946, she was turned over to the

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for service with the

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as ''Yung Hsing''. Her fate is unreported in

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Career

''Embattle'' was launched 17 September 1944 by

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Co.,

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; and commissioned 25 April 1945. ''Embattle'' sailed from

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, 30 April 1945 via the St. Lawrence Waterway and after voyage repairs at Boston, Massachusetts, and

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exercises at

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, was en route to the Pacific when the war ended. After calling at San Pedro, California, she continued to Okinawa, arriving 6 November to aid in the postwar minesweeping operations there and in Japanese waters. Reporting to Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, 21 March 1946, she was demilitarized and departed for Shanghai, China. She was decommissioned there 29 May 1946, and turned over on the same day to the Chinese Maritime Commission via the

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of the

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. She was renamed Yung Hsing (A 7). Her fate is unknown. ''Embattle'' received one battle star for World War II service.

References

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NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Embattle (AM 226)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Embattle (AM-226) Admirable-class minesweepers Ships built in Lorain, Ohio 1944 ships World War II minesweepers of the United States Yung Hsing