World War II Service
The coastal minesweeper completed fitting out at Brooklyn, New York, and, at the end of the first week in November, moved south to Norfolk, Virginia. For the next 31 months, Aggressor served with the minesweeping and patrol forces attached to the 5th Naval District.
Near the middle of May 1944, she was reassigned to the 1st Naval District and operated from the naval frontier base located at Portland, Maine. In June 1945, Aggressor returned south to Norfolk but remained there only until late July at which time she moved farther south to Charleston, South Carolina. Aggressor remained at that port until placed out of service on 28 December 1945.
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