USS Adroit ( AM - 82 ) USS " Adroit " ( AM - 82 / PC - 1586 ) was an acquired by the United States Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships . " Adroit " was laid down on 31 July 1941 at Portland , Oregon , by the Commercial Iron Works ; launched on 21 February 1942 ; and placed in commission on 28 July 1942 , Lt . E . G . Benis in command . Pacific Ocean operations . Following her commissioning , the minesweeper moved to San Francisco , for final fitting out and shakedown training . She left the west coast on 23 November and shaped a course for Hawaii . " Adroit " reached Pearl Harbor on 6 December and spent two weeks undergoing voyage repairs . She set sail on the 21st for Noumea , New Caledonia . Upon her arrival there , the ship began operations with Destroyer Squadron 12 on antisubmarine patrols off Nouméa . Guadalcanal operations . In mid - April , " Adroit " sailed to Espiritu Santo to undergo repairs . This work was completed in June , and she got underway on the 18th with a convoy for Guadalcanal . On 2 July , the minesweeper headed back to Nouméa and operated there until the 26th , escorting ships entering and leaving the harbor . On the last day of July , " Adroit " arrived back at Guadalcanal and assumed station on a patrol screen . Her sound gear broke on 2 August , forcing her to anchor off Lunga Point until repairs could be made . The minesweeper got underway again on the 22nd , headed for New Caledonia , made intermediate stops at Espiritu Santo and Efate , and reached Noumea on 10 September . She then resumed harbor escort duties . In mid - October , " Adroit " sailed to Guadalcanal to join forces scheduled to invade the Treasury Islands . The vessel arrived off Bougainville on 26 October and began her prelanding sweeps . The assault began on the 27th and , during November , she escorted three more convoys from Guadalcanal to support the assault on the Treasury Islands . " Adroit " began operations from Guadalcanal on 23 November as a " ready ship " on screening and convoy duty and on hunter - killer operations . In this role , she escorted convoys to Espiritu Santo and Efate , New Hebrides ; Noumea , New Caledonia ; Auckland , New Zealand ; Tarawa , Gilbert Islands ; and Manus , Admiralty Islands . Reclassified as a submarine chaser . On 1 June 1944 , the ship was reclassified as a submarine chaser and redesignated " PC - 158 " 6 and her name , " Adroit " , was cancelled . In mid - December , she moved to Ulithi where she served as a harbor patrol vessel . On 28 March 1945 , she left Ulithi and proceeded to Saipan , where she arrived four days later . During the rest of her wartime service , " PC - 1586 " operated on escort duty between Saipan and Iwo Jima . She made three round - trip voyages between these islands before shaping a course for Pearl Harbor on 30 July . End - of - War deactivation . " PC - 1586 " reached Hawaiian waters on 15 August and remained in port for approximately two weeks before sailing on to the west coast . She touched at San Francisco , on 15 September and began preparing for deactivation . " PC - 1586 " was decommissioned on 14 December 1945 , and her name was struck from the Navy list on 8 January 1946 . She was transferred to the Maritime Commission on 18 March 1948 for disposal . Awards . " Adroit " earned one battle star for her World War II service .