USS Fierce (AM-97) was an Adroit-class minesweeper of the United States Navy. Laid down on 18 October 1941 by the Nashville Bridge Co., Nashville, Tennessee; launched on 5 March 1942, and commissioned on 12 October 1942. The ship was reclassified as a submarine chaser, PC-1601 on 1 June 1944, and reclassified as a control submarine chaser PCC-1601 on 20 August 1945.

History
United States
NameUSS Fierce
BuilderNashville Bridge Company, Nashville, Tennessee
Laid down18 October 1941
Launched5 March 1942
Commissioned12 October 1942
RenamedUSS PC-1601, 1 June 1944
RenamedUSS PCC-1601, 20 August 1945
DecommissionedDecember 1945
Honors and
awards
2 battle stars (World War II)
FateTransferred to the Maritime Commission, 15 June 1948
General characteristics
Class and typeAdroit-class minesweeper
Displacement295 long tons (300 t)
Length173 ft 8 in (52.93 m)
Beam23 ft (7.0 m)
Draft11 ft 7 in (3.53 m)
Propulsion
Speed16.8 knots (31.1 km/h)
Complement65aa
Armament

PC-1601 was decommissioned in December 1945 at San Francisco, California and transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal on 15 June 1948. Sold to John K. Seaborn and converted into a twin-engined tug and named Seaborn II. Fate unknown. PCC-1601 earned two battle stars for World War II military action.

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  • Photo gallery of USS Fierce (AM-97)/PC-1601/PCC-1601 at NavSource Naval History