Name USS Change Commissioned 28 February 1944 Fate Scrapped in 1960 Launched 15 December 1942 Weight 660.4 tons | Laid down 23 May 1942 Decommissioned 3 July 1946 Construction started 23 May 1942 Length 56 m Displacement 589,700 kg | |
Reclassified MSF-159, 7 February 1955 Builder Willamette Iron and Steel Works Part of United States Pacific Fleet (1944–1946) | ||
World War II Pacific Ocean operations
Change arrived at Kwajalein 2 June 1944 for convoy escort duty between Pearl Harbor, Kwajalein, Majuro, and Eniwetok. Providing essential services in guarding the enormous volume of men and cargo moved in rear areas to provide support for the frontline campaigns, Change based at Eniwetok from 15 September. Her operations took her to Guadalcanal, Manus, Ulithi, Guam, Iwo Jima, and Saipan before 5 August 1945, when she cleared for Seattle, Washington.
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Post-War decommissioning
After overhaul, Change sailed to Pearl Harbor in November 1945, then cleared for the east coast. She was placed out of commission in reserve at New Orleans, Louisiana on 3 July 1946, and was reclassified MSF-159 on 7 February 1955. Date of removal from the Navy List is not shown in Navy records. She was scrapped in 1960.