USS ''Fidelity'' (AM-96) was an of the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
. Laid down on 15 October 1941 by the
Nashville Bridge Company of
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ...
, launched on 28 February 1942, and commissioned on 9 September 1942. The ship was reclassified as a
submarine chaser USS ''PC-1600'' on 1 June 1944.
''PC-1600'' was decommissioned, (date unknown), and transferred to the
Maritime Commission
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on 15 June 1948, and sold to Charles Weaver. Struck from the
Naval Register
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, (date unknown). Fate unknown. ''PC-1600'' earned two
battle stars
A service star is a miniature bronze or silver five-pointed star inch (4.8 mm) in diameter that is authorized to be worn by members of the eight uniformed services of the United States on medals and ribbons to denote an additional award or ser ...
for
World War II
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service.
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Adroit-class minesweepers
Ships built in Tennessee
1942 ships
World War II minesweepers of the United States
World War II patrol vessels of the United States