USS Device ( AM - 220 ) USS " Device " ( AM - 220 ) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was awarded three battle star s for service in the Pacific during World War II . She was decommissioned in August 1946 and placed in reserve . Although she did not see service in the war zone , " Device " was recommissioned in March 1950 during the Korean War and remained in commission until February 1954 , when she was placed in reserve again . While she remained in reserve , " Device " was reclassified as MSF - 220 in February 1955 but never reactivated . In October 1962 , she was sold to the Mexican Navy and renamed ARM " DM - 11 . In 1994 she was renamed ARM " Cadete Agustín Melgar " ( C54 ) , spelled Augustín Melgar " in some sources . She was stricken in 2000 , but her ultimate fate is not reported in secondary source s . U . S . Navy career . " Device " was launched 21 May 1944 by Tampa Shipbuilding Co . , Tampa , Florida ; sponsored by Miss P . K . Kennedy ; and commissioned 7 July 1944 , Lieutenant R . Remage , Jr . , USNR , in command . " Device " arrived at Pearl Harbor 15 November 1944 after training in the Panama Canal Zone area . Nine days later she got underway to escort a convoy to Eniwetok , then to Kossol Roads , Palau Islands , arriving 24 December . She acted as harbor entrance control vessel and patrolled in the Angaur - Peleliu screen until 9 January 1945 when she escorted convoys between Kossol Roads , Manus , Ulithi , Guam , and Saipan . " Device " arrived at Leyte 15 March 1945 and was assigned to escort a group of LST s and LSM s to Okinawa , arriving the last day of the month . She acted on antisubmarine patrol off the invasion beaches and on 3 April began to sweep mines , taking part in the clearing of Kinmu Wan . When was crashed during the heavy suicide attacks of 6 April " Device " sped to her side and rescued 16 survivors . The next day she helped extinguish a fire raging on board as a result of the service craft having been struck by shore gunfire . On 8 April and were both struck by mines and " Device " sent a volunteer whaleboat crew to rescue 21 of the crew of both vessels . " Device " continued sweeping mines until 10 April , then patrolled on various antisubmarine stations off Kerama Retto and Ie Shima . From 4 July to 31 July she swept in support of the U . S . 3rd Fleet operation against Japan , then sailed to San Pedro Bay for brief overhaul . Returning to Okinawa 1 September 1945 " Device " got underway a week later for minesweeping operations in Japanese waters in support of the occupation . She served in the Far East until 20 November when she sailed from Sasebo for Pearl Harbor , arriving 8 December . She remained there for overhaul until 20 January 1946 , then sailed for the United States . She arrived at Orange , Texas , 3 June and was placed out of commission in reserve there 24 August . " Device " received three battle stars for World War II service . Recommissioned on 16 March 1950 " Device " stood in to Charleston , South Carolina on 1 April . She operated from this port along the eastern seaboard and on training exercises in the Caribbean . One operation took her to Quebec , Canada between 3 August and 29 August . On 16 September she arrived at Jacksonville , Florida , and was placed out of commission in reserve at Orange , Texas , 4 February 1954 . She was reclassified MSF - 220 , 7 February 1955 . She was sold to Mexico in 1962 . Mexican Navy career . The former " Device " was acquired by the Mexican Navy in October 1962 and renamed ARM " DM - 11 " . In 1994 , she was renamed ARM " Cadete Agustín Melgar " ( C54 ) after Agustín Melgar . ( Some sources spell the name " Augustín Melgar " . ) She was stricken in 2000 , but her ultimate fate is not reported in secondary source s .