USS Embattle (AM-226)

USS "Embattle" (AM-226) was an "Admirable"-class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the Pacific Ocean. Post-war she returned home proudly with one battle star to her credit.

She was launched 17 September 1944 by American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, Ohio; and commissioned 25 April 1945, Lieutenant P. A. Dulaney, USNR, in command.

World War II Pacific Ocean operations

"Embattle" sailed from Cleveland, Ohio, 30 April 1945 via the St. Lawrence Waterway and after voyage repairs at Boston, Massachusetts, and shakedown exercises at Norfolk, Virginia, was en route to the Pacific when the war ended. After calling at San Pedro, California, she continued to Okinawa, arriving 6 November to aid in the postwar minesweeping operations there and in Japanese waters.

Post-War Decommissioning

Reporting to Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, 21 March 1946, she was demilitarized and departed for Shanghai, China. She was decommissioned there 29 May 1946, and turned over on the same day to the Chinese Maritime Commission via the Foreign Liquidation Commission of the State Department. She was renamed Yung Hsing (A 7). Her fate is unknown.

"Embattle" received one battle star for World War II service.

References

*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/e3/embattle-i.htm

External links

* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/02226.htm NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Embattle (AM 226)]