Launch
Benewah (APB-35) was laid down on 2 January 1945 by the Boston Navy Yard and launched on 6 May 1945, sponsored by Miss Priscilla Underwood. She was commissioned on 19 March 1946 with Lieutenant Commander John M. Kilcullen, Jr., USNR, in command.
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