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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Pursuit |
| Builder | Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Company, Winslow, Washington |
| Laid down | 12 November 1941 |
| Launched | 12 June 1942 |
| Commissioned | 30 April 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 30 April 1947 |
| Recommissioned | 15 February 1950 |
| Decommissioned | 30 June 1960 |
| Reclassified | AGS–17, August 1951 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1960 |
| Honours and awards | 8 battle stars (World War II) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Auk-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 890 long tons (904 t) |
| Length | 221 ft 3 in (67.44 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 100 officers and enlisted |
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USS Pursuit (AM-108) was an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
Pursuit was laid down by Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Company, Winslow, Washington, on 12 November 1941; launched on 12 June 1942, sponsored by Miss Carrie Ann Copp; and commissioned on 30 April 1943.