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Pursuit (AM 108)
AGS-17


Contributed by Larry Gillim
Raven Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 12 November 1941 at Winslow Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Co. Inc., Winslow, WA; Launched, 12 June 1942; Commissioned, 30 April 1943; Decommissioned, 30 April 1947 at Orange, TX; Recommissioned, 15 February 1950; Reclassified as a Survey Ship AGS-17, 18 August 1951; Decommissioned, 30 June 1960 at Long Beach, CA; Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1960. Fate unknown. Pursuit earned eight battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 1250 t.; Length 221' 2"; Beam 32'; Draft 10' 9"; Speed 18 kts; Complement 105; Armament, one single 3"/50 gun mount, two twin 40mm gun mounts, two single 20mm gun mounts, two depth charge tracks, five depth charge projectiles; Propulsion two diesel engines, two shafts.
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Pursuit 52k Under construction. c. 1941/42. Larry Gillim
Pursuit 42k On shakedown cruise. c. 1943. Larry Gillim
Pursuit 38k c. 1943 John Stone
Pursuit 47k c. 1943. Inset inscription reads,
"T. Lough and AM-108" - "Atsa My Boat 108."
Larry Gillim
Pursuit 56k Winslow, WA. 30 April 1943. Larry Gillim
Pursuit 63k San Francisco, CA, c. 1944. Larry Gillim
Pursuit 53k San Francisco, CA, 17 April 1944. Larry Gillim
Pursuit 53k San Francisco, CA, 17 April 1944. Larry Gillim
Pursuit 43k New York, after recommissioning. Larry Gillim
Pursuit 34k As AGS-17 entering New York
enroute to Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Larry Gillim
Pursuit 44k Seen here as AGS-17. c. 1950s John Stone
Pursuit 37k As AGS-17. c. 1950s. Larry Gillim
Pursuit 65k As AGS-17. c. 1950s. Larry Gillim
Pursuit 29k As AGS-17, c. 1950s. Larry Gillim
Pursuit 77k Thule, Greenland. c. 1953. Larry Gillim
Pursuit 68k Dominican Republic. c. 1955. Larry Gillim

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen

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