# USS Control

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Minesweeper of the United States Navy

History United States Name USS Control Builder Willamette Iron and Steel Works Laid down 15 June 1942 Launched 28 January 1943 Commissioned 11 May 1944 Decommissioned 6 June 1946 Reclassified MSF-164, 7 February 1955 Fate Sold for scrap 30 March 1959 General characteristics Class & type Admirable-class minesweeper Displacement 650 tons Length 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) Beam 33 ft (10 m) Draft 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) Propulsion 2 × ALCO 539 diesel engines, 1,710 shp (1.3 MW) Farrel-Birmingham single reduction gear 2 shafts Speed 14.8 knots (27.4 km/h) Complement 104 Armament 1 × 3"/50 caliber gun DP 2 × twin Bofors 40 mm guns 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 2 × Depth charge tracks Service record Part of US Pacific Fleet (1944–1946)

**USS Control (AM-164)** was an [Admirable-class](/source/Admirable-class) [minesweeper](/source/Minesweeper_(ship)) built for the [U.S. Navy](/source/U.S._Navy) during [World War II](/source/World_War_II). She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the [Pacific Ocean](/source/Pacific_Ocean).

She was launched 28 January 1943 by [Willamette Iron and Steel Works](/source/Willamette_Iron_and_Steel_Works), [Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon); and commissioned 11 May 1944.

## World War II Pacific Ocean operations

*Control* reached [Pearl Harbor](/source/Pearl_Harbor) 29 July 1944, and during August removed mines previously planted in the defenses of [French Frigate Shoals](/source/French_Frigate_Shoals). Between 5 September and 30 November, *Control* patrolled and escorted ships from [Eniwetok](/source/Eniwetok) to [Saipan](/source/Saipan), [Ulithi](/source/Ulithi), and [Manus](/source/Manus_Island), then sailed to [Kossol Roads](/source/Kossol_Roads) for patrol duty off the [Palaus](/source/Palaus) until arriving at [Guam](/source/Guam) 1 February 1945 to sweep [Apra Harbor](/source/Apra_Harbor). She returned to convoy escort duty from [Eniwetok](/source/Eniwetok) until June, when she put back to Pearl Harbor for brief overhaul.

Between 1 July 1945 and 11 August, *Control* cleared the harbor at Eniwetok and planted navigational [buoys](/source/Buoy) there.

## Post-War Decommissioning

After serving at [Okinawa](/source/Okinawa_Island) between 25 September and 13 October, she returned to the west coast, and was decommissioned and placed in reserve at [San Diego, California](/source/San_Diego%2C_California), 6 June 1946. Her classification was changed to MSF-164 on 7 February 1955. *Control* was sold on 30 March 1959.

## References

*This article incorporates text from the [public domain](/source/Public_domain)*[Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships](/source/Dictionary_of_American_Naval_Fighting_Ships)*. The entry can be found [here](http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c13/control.htm).*

## External links

- [Photo gallery](http://www.navsource.net/archives/11/02164.htm) of *Control* at NavSource Naval History

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