USS Method

USS Method (AM-264) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II and in commission from 1944 to 1945. In 1945, she was transferred to the Soviet Union and served in the Soviet Navy after that as T-276. The Soviets converted her into a whalecatcher in 1948 and renamed her Purga.

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Admirable-class minesweeper, minesweeper, American Ship Building Company, United States Navy,

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II

1943-06-07T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1943-10-23T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1944-07-10T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1945-05-21T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1945-05-21T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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Frameless

Method (AM-264) view from the starboard side wearing camouflage Design 21D taken by NAS Norfolk on 11 January 1945. The measure here should be Measure 32, but the darkest color appears to be navy blue instead of black, so this may be Measure 32a.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

commons	image		Method (AM-264) view from the starboard side wearing camouflage Design 21D taken by NAS Norfolk on 11 January 1945. The measure here should be Measure 32, but the darkest color appears to be navy blue instead of black, so this may be Measure 32a.		Commons

USS Method

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