USS ''Progress'' (AMc-98) was an ''Accentor''-class

coastal minesweeper Coastal minesweeper is a term used by the United States Navy to indicate a minesweeper intended for coastal use as opposed to participating in fleet operations at sea. Because of its small size—usually less than 100 feet in length—and construct ...

acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. ''Progress'' was laid down 28 May 1941 by

Anderson & Cristofani Anderson & Cristofani was a wooden shipbuilding company in San Francisco, California. To support the World War 2 demand for ships Anderson & Cristofani shipyard switched over to military construction and built: US Navy APc-1-class small coastal ...

, San Francisco, California, hunched 6 September 1941; sponsored by Miss Marilyn Lewis, and placed in service at Mare Island Navy Yard 24 January 1942.

World War II service

''Progress'' was immediately assigned to the

14th Naval District The naval district was a U.S. Navy military and administrative command ashore. Apart from Naval District Washington, the Districts were disestablished and renamed Navy Regions about 1999, and are now under Commander, Naval Installations Command ...

and reported for duty 11 March 1942 at Pearl Harbor. She patrolled Hawaiian waters throughout World War II. ''Progress'' decommissioned at Pearl Harbor 3 July 1946 was struck from the Naval Vessel Register 31 July 1946; and was turned over to the Maritime Commission 19 December 1946.

References

External links

NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Progress (AMc 98)
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