USS Opponent (AM-269)
USS Opponent (AM-269) 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 Atlantic Ocean and then was transferred to the North Pacific Ocean before war’s end.
Opponent was laid down 21 September 1942 by the Gulf Shipbuilding Co., Chickasaw, Alabama, launched 12 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. H. Key, Jr.; and, commissioned 18 February 1944, Lt. J. D. Seay, Jr., USNR, in command.
Read more about USS Opponent (AM-269): World War II Atlantic Operations, Transfer To The Pacific Fleet, Post-war Decommissioning
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