USS Token (AM-126)
USS Token (AM-126) 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.
Token was laid down on 21 July 1941 at Chickasaw, Alabama, by the Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 28 March 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Charles Hunt Ross; and commissioned on 31 December 1942, with Lt. Comdr. William H. Harrison, USNR, in command.
Read more about USS Token (AM-126): World War II Pacific Theatre Operations, Leyte Gulf Minesweeping, Overhaul in The States, Final Pacific Theatre Operations, First Decommissioning, Atlantic Ocean Operations, Final Decommissioning, Awards
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