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USS Daring (AM-87) was an of the United States Navy. Laid down on 12 March 1942 by the Commercial Iron Works of Portland, Oregon, the ship was launched on 23 May 1942, and commissioned on 10 October 1942. ''Daring'' was reclassified as a PC-461 class submarine chaser, ''PC-1591'', on 1 June 1944. == World War II Pacific Theatre Operations == Sailing from San Francisco, California, 2 February 1943, ''Daring'' arrived at Pearl Harbor 12 February for service as local escort and school ship, and sweeping mines until 5 March when she was underway for Noumea. From 24 March 1943 until 25 November 1944 ''Daring'' remained in the southwest Pacific on inter-island escort duty and antisubmarine patrol, taking part in the invasion of the Treasury Islands on 6 November 1943. She was reclassified as the submarine chaser ''PC-1591'' and her name cancelled 1 June 1944. == As a submarine chaser== Arriving at Ulithi on 9 December 1944, ''PC-1591'' escorted convoys to Guam, Saipan, Leyte, and the Palaus until 7 March 1945. She screened on a survey of Casiguran Bay, Luzon between 10 March and 5 April, then put in to Saipan 14 April. From 13 May to 24 August she escorted convoys between Saipan and Iwo Jima, and on 13 October cleared Saipan for the west coast, arriving at San Francisco, California, 13 November. ==Post-war deactivation == She was decommissioned at Mare Island, California on 22 January 1946 and transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 18 March 1948. == Awards == ''PC-1591'' received one battle star for World War II service. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Daring (AM-87)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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