The first USS ''Dash'' (AM-88) was an Adroit class minesweeper of the

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. The ship was laid down on 6 April 1942 by the

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, launched on 20 June 1942, and commissioned on 27 October 1942. ''Dash'' was reclassified as the

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''PC-1592'' on 1 June 1944, and decommissioned on 10 May 1946 at

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. The ship was transferred to the

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for disposal on 19 December 1947. Fate unknown.

World War II Pacific Theatre operations

Putting to sea from

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on 3 January 1943 ''Dash'' arrived at Noumea on 25 February, escorting convoys to

and

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, en route. She operated out of Nouméa on local escort duty and

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patrol until 9 April when she steamed to

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, to relieve as local escort and patrol vessel.

Rescue activities

From 3 to 7 May she escorted the torpedoed to the safety of

. On 14 May she rescued 25 men including the commanding officer from the torpedoed , and three days later picked up 56 men from the .

Inter-Island operations

''Dash'' escorted a

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between 26 July and 16 August 1943, then began steady duty between Noumea,

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, and

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. Returning to Guadalcanal on 4 October she swept mines off

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Island from 23 October to 6 November, then returned to escort duty between the Solomons and Nouméa and Espiritu Santo. Aside from a voyage to

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, New Zealand between 16 January and 1 February 1944 escorting , ''Dash'' alternated escort duty and patrol in the Solomons,

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, and

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until the end of the war. She was reclassified as the

''PC-1592'' on 1 June 1944.

As a submarine chaser

''PC-1592'' remained in the South Pacific, operating in the

and

until her return to

Post-War deactivation

She was decommissioned there 10 May 1946, and transferred to the

for disposal 19 December 1947.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dash Adroit-class minesweepers Ships built in Portland, Oregon 1942 ships World War II minesweepers of the United States World War II patrol vessels of the United States