USS Requisite (AM-109)
USS Requisite (AM-109) was an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
Requisite was laid down 12 November 1941 by the Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Company, Seattle, Washington; launched 25 July 1942; and commissioned 7 June 1943, Lt. Robert W. Graham, USNR, in command.
Read more about USS Requisite (AM-109): World War II Pacific Operations, Operating With Task Force 52, Operations With The Seventh Fleet, Okinawa Operations, Post-War Operations, Operations As A Survey Ship, Decommissioning, Awards
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