| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Despite |
| Builder | Dravo Corporation, Neville Island, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Laid down | 24 November 1941 |
| Launched | 28 March 1942 |
| Commissioned | 31 August 1942 |
| Renamed | USS PC-1593, 1 June 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 17 December 1945 |
| Honors and awards | 1 battle star (World War II) |
| Fate | Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 16 September 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Adroit-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 295 long tons (300 t) |
| Length | 173 ft 8 in (52.93 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 7 in (3.53 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
| Complement | 65 |
| Armament |
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USS Despite (AM-89) was an Adroit-class minesweeper of the United States Navy. Laid down on 24 November 1941 by the Dravo Corporation, Neville Island, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, launched on 28 March 1942, and commissioned on 31 August 1942. The ship was reclassified as a submarine chaser PC-1593 on 1 June 1944.