For other ships with the same name, see USS Roselle.
USS Roselle (AM-379) was an Auk-classminesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. She was the second United States Navy warship to be so named.
Roselle was laid down 24 February 1944, by the Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Alabama; launched 29 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Louis E. Griffith; and commissioned 6 February 1945.
Roselle was placed out of commission in reserve in San Diego on 20 June 1946. Reclassified MSF-379 on 7 February 1955, she remained out of commission in reserve at San Diego until February 1973 when she was sold to the government of Mexico. Initially named ARM Melchor Ocampo (G10), she was later renamed ARM Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora (P109). As of 2007[update], Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora was in active service with the Mexican Navy.[1]
Photo gallery of USS Roselle at NavSource Naval History
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 AM-379 USS Roselle
USS Roselle (AM-379)
January 01, 1970
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