USS Specter (AM-306) was an Admirable -class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was originally ordered, laid down , and launched as USS Spector (AM-306) , but was renamed the correctly spelled Specter in March 1944. She was awarded four battle stars for service in the Pacific during World War II. She was decommissioned in 1946 and placed in reserve. While she remained in reserve, Specter was reclassified as MSF-306 in February 1955 but never reactivated. In April 1973, she was sold to the Mexican Navy and renamed ARM DM-04 . In 1994 she was renamed ARM General Manuel E. Rincón (C52) . She was stricken in July 2001, but her ultimate fate is not reported in secondary sources .
12-585: C52 or C-52 may refer to: C-52 (cipher machine) ARM General Manuel E. Rincón (C52) , an Admirable -class minesweeper of the Mexican Navy Caldwell 52 , an elliptical galaxy Company C, 52d Infantry Regiment (Anti-Tank) of the United States Army Courage C52 , a French racing car Douglas C-52 , an American transport aircraft Evans Gambit ,
24-512: A chess opening HMS Bermuda (C52) , a Fiji -class light cruiser of the Royal Navy Ikarus C52 , German ultralight aircraft JNR Class C52 , a Japanese steam locomotive Vaginal cancer [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
36-518: Is identified by the Leyte State University as one of the important fishing grounds of Leyte and Samar. Like other rich fishing grounds such as Maqueda Bay and Carigara Bay , the gulf is known for abundant catches of anchovies, herring, shrimp and crabs. It was also once one of the richest sources of mud crabs in 1985. Fish harvest has been in decline in the gulf due to the use of dynamite fishing . Typhoon Haiyan has damaged
48-696: The Okinawa area until 6 August. During this period, she conducted antisubmarine patrols, swept mines off Okinawa and Iheya Shima , and made two open-sea sweeps in the East China Sea . While on patrol off Ie Shima on 25 May, she shot down a Japanese fighter plane. Specter was in Leyte Gulf from 9 to 27 August. She sailed for Japan on 28 August and, after touching at Buckner Bay , Okinawa , arrived in Japanese home waters on 9 September. During
60-585: The Surigao Strait . Dinagat Island partly encloses the gulf to the southeast, and the small Homonhon Island and Suluan Island , sit astride the eastern entrance to the Gulf. It is approximately 130 km (81 mi) north-south, and 60 km (37 mi) east-west. Several municipalities are situated on the coast of the gulf: Balangiga , Giporlos , Guiuan , Lawaan , Mercedes , Quinapondan and Salcedo . There are also eleven marine reserves in
72-570: The Volcano Islands . After stops at Eniwetok and Tinian , Specter arrived at Iwo Jima on 16 February, three days before the landing, and began minesweeping operations. She was busy clearing minefields, patrolling, and performing escort duty until 28 February when she sailed for Saipan . After a stop at Ulithi from 6 to 19 March Specter steamed to Okinawa . On arrival there on 25 March, she commenced pre-invasion minesweeping operations of sea-lanes and channels. The ship remained in
84-772: The public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Leyte Gulf Leyte Gulf , also known simply as the Leyte , is a gulf in the Eastern Visayan region in the Philippines . The bay is part of the Philippine Sea of the Pacific Ocean , and is bounded by two islands; Samar in the north and Leyte in the west. On the south of the bay is Mindanao Island , separated from Leyte by
96-695: The gulf region. Leyte Gulf was also the scene of the Battle of Leyte Gulf , which extends to Surigao Strait during the Battle of Surigao Strait , the largest naval battle of World War II and started the end of Japanese occupation in the Philippines. During World War II the gulf was part of a large US Navy base Leyte-Samar Naval Base . In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan stirred up a storm surge in Leyte Gulf, resulting in massive loss of lives, agricultural land and property along Leyte 's shores. Leyte Gulf
108-418: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=C52&oldid=1141744538 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages USS Specter (AM-306) Initially named Spector ,
120-580: The next three months she swept mines at Nagasaki , Sasebo , Bungo Suido , and Tsushima . On 11 December 1945, Specter was ordered home; she arrived at San Diego on 11 January 1946; and was routed onward to Orange, Texas , where she was placed in reserve, out of commission later in the year. Specter was re-designated MSF-306 on 7 February 1955 while in reserve. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 July 1972 and sold to Mexico on 11 April 1973. In her U.S. Navy career, Specter
132-620: The ship was laid down on 5 September 1943 by Associated Shipbuilders , Seattle, Washington ; launched on 15 February 1944, sponsored by Miss Carol D. Petrie, and commissioned on 30 August 1944. Specter departed Seattle on 16 September en route to San Pedro, California . She conducted shakedown training off San Pedro and San Diego, California , from 21 September to 19 October. The minesweeper sailed from San Pedro on 9 November for Hawaii and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 18 November 1944. Following training in gunnery, antisubmarine warfare, and minesweeping operations, she sailed on 22 January 1945 for
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#1732793858720144-533: Was awarded four battle stars for her World War II service. The former Specter was acquired by the Mexican Navy in April 1973 and renamed ARM DM-04 . In 1994, she was renamed ARM General Manuel E. Rincón (C52), after Mexican general Manuel E. Rincón . She was stricken on 16 July 2001, but her ultimate fate is not reported in secondary sources . [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from
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