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USS Direct (AM-90)

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World War II Atlantic Ocean Operations
Submarine chaser PC-1594
Awards
Post-war decommissioning
References
External links

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Ship image= USS PC-1594.jpg

Ship caption=USS PC-1594 Off the Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, on 4 June 1944. She was formerly USS Direct (AM-90).
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Ship country=United States

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Ship name=USS Direct

Ship builder=Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Ship laid down=26 December 1941

Ship launched=25 April 1942

Ship commissioned=31 August 1942

Ship sponsor=Miss Dana E. Erwin

Ship renamed=USS PC-1594, 1 June 1944
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Ship decommissioned=9 November 1945

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Ship honors=1 battle star (World War II)

Ship fate=Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 29 July 1946

Ship notes=Pennant = AM-90
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1770|bhp|0|abbr=on}} Cooper Bessemer GNB-8 diesel engines

16|kn|km/h}}

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USS Direct (AM-90) was an {{sclass-|Adroit|minesweeper}} of the United States Navy. It was laid down on 26 December 1941 by the Dravo Corporation, Neville Island, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, launched on 25 April 1942, and commissioned on 31 August 1942. The ship started conversion to a submarine chaser on 16 May 1944 at Norfolk, Virginia, and was reclassified PC-1594 on 1 June 1944.

World War II Atlantic Ocean Operations

The Direct arrived at Bermuda on 30 December 1942 for anti-submarine patrol and escort duty until arriving at New York on 24 April 1944. On 15 May she began conversion to a submarine chaser patrol vessel at Norfolk, Virginia, and on 1 June 1944 her name was canceled and she was reclassified PC-1594.

Submarine chaser PC-1594

The PC-1594 sailed from Norfolk, Virginia on 13 June 1944 for training off Bermuda. On 6 July she rendezvoused with a convoy bound for Bizerte, Tunisia, arriving on the 23rd. A week later she departed for Naples, arriving 2 August for anti-submarine patrol and escort duty. She took part in the invasion of southern France on 15 August and continued to serve on convoy and patrol duty in the Mediterranean from Palermo, Bizerte, and Oran until 27 May 1945 when she sailed for the United States.

Awards

PC-1594 received one battle star for the invasion of southern France.

Post-war decommissioning

She arrived at Jacksonville, Florida on 15 June. She was decommissioned on 9 November 1945, and transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal on 29 July 1946.

It was than registered in 1946 by the Mechanical Equipment Co. and in 1947 by Harry F. Allsman Co. as the Allmac. All assets of that company were taken over by J. Ray McDermott in 1948. In 1950 the vessel was scrapped.

References

Williams, G.H. (2013): World War II U.S. Navy Vessels in Private Hands. The Boats and Ships Sold and Registered for Commercial and Recreational Purposes Under the American Flag, McFarland

External links

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