Adroit Class Minesweeper:

The first Direct was laid down 26 December 1941 by the Dravo Corp., Neville Island, Pittsburgh, PA
Launched 25 April 1942
Commissioned USS Direct (AM 90), 31 August 1942
Started conversion to a Submarine Chaser 16 May 1944 at Norfolk, VA
Reclassified PC-1594, 1 June 1944
Decommissioned 9 November 1945 at Jacksonville, FL
Struck from the Naval Register 28 November 1945
Transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal 29 July 1946
PC-1594 received one battle star for World War II service
Acquired in 1946 by the Mechanical Equipment Co. of New Orleans, LA and named Allmac
Acquired in 1947 by Harry F. Allsman of Harvey, LA
Acquired in 1948 by J. Ray McDermott and Co.
Scrapped in 1950.Specifications:
Displacement 295 t.
Length 173' 8"
Beam 23'
Draft 6' 6"
Speed 16 kts.
Complement 65
Armament: One 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, one 40mm mount, five 20mm mounts, two depth charge tracks and two depth charge projectors
Propulsion: Two 900hp Cooper Bessemer GNB8 diesel engines, Farrel-Birmingham single reduction gear, two shafts.

USS PC-1594 Off the Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, on 4 June 1944. She was formerly USS Direct (AM-90).

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Thad Twayne Shank