USS ''Firm'' (AM-98) was an of the

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. Laid down on 21 October 1941 by the Penn-Jersey Corp.,

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, launched on 29 May 1942, and commissioned on 10 April 1943. The vessel was reclassified as a

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''PC-1602'' on 1 June 1944; it was later reclassified as a control submarine chaser ''PCC-1602'' on 1 August 1945. Very little information is available about the activities of this vessel while operating as a

. ''PC-1602'' was transferred to the

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for disposal on 15 June 1948, and sold to Walter H. Wilms. Fate unknown.

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Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 PC-1602 (USS ''Firm'')
{{DEFAULTSORT:Firm (AM-98) Adroit-class minesweepers Ships built in Camden, New Jersey 1942 ships World War II minesweepers of the United States World War II patrol vessels of the United States