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USS ''Knave'' (AM-256) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic during World War II and was decommissioned in May 1946 and placed in reserve. While she remained in reserve, ''Knave'' was reclassified as MSF-256 in February 1955 but never reactivated. In October 1962, she was sold to the Mexican Navy and renamed ARM ''DM-13''. In 1994 she was renamed ARM ''Cadete Juan Escutia'' (C56). She was stricken in 2000, but her ultimate fate is not reported in secondary sources. == U.S. Navy career == ''Knave'' was launched 13 March 1943, by American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, Ohio; sponsored by Mrs. Geraldine Donohue; and commissioned 14 October 1943, Lt. Comdr. A. M. White in command. ''Knave'' sailed for the Virginia Capes 24 October 1943, via the St. Lawrence River arriving Norfolk, Virginia, 24 November. After a brief period as school ship at Little Creek, Virginia, ''Knave'' departed Hampton Roads for Rio de Janeiro via Trinidad, B.W.I., and Recife, Brazil, arriving 11 February 1944. She swept Brazilian waters until 4 April when she began 9 months of escorting convoys between Trinidad and Recife. On 1 January 1945, she got underway for the United States, escorting USS Pleiades (AK-46) and arrived Miami, Florida, 15 January. After overhaul at Miami, ''Knave'' served as school ship at the Naval Training Center, Miami and at Yorktown, Virginia, visiting Charleston, South Carolina, New Haven, Connecticut, and Norfolk, Virginia. Detached from school ship duty 11 February 1948, ''Knave'' sailed from Norfolk to Orange, Texas, arriving 21 February. ''Knave'' was decommissioned and was placed in reserve at Orange, Texas, on 1 May 1946. While in reserve, ''Knave'' was reclassified MSF-256 on 7 February 1955. Knave was sold to the Mexican Navy on 2 October 1962. 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 Knave (AM-256)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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