USS Scout ( AM - 296 ) USS " Scout " ( AM - 296 ) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II ; she was the third U . S . Navy ship to bear the name . She was awarded 5 battle star s for service in the Pacific during World War II . She was decommissioned in February 1947 and placed in reserve . Although she did not see service in the war zone , " Scout " was recommissioned in May 1951 during the Korean War and remained in commission until March 1954 , when she was placed in reserve again . While she remained in reserve , " Scout " was reclassified as MSF - 296 in February 1955 but never reactivated . In October 1962 , she was sold to the Mexican Navy and renamed ARM " DM - 09 " . Although she is reported out of service , her ultimate fate is not reported in secondary source s . U . S . Navy career . " Scout " was laid down on 8 February 1943 by Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Co . , Seattle , Washington ; launched on 2 May 1943 ; sponsored by Miss Mary Lou Lillehei ; and commissioned on 3 March 1944 , Lt . E . G . Anderson , Jr . , in command . After shakedown , " Scout " sailed from San Francisco , California , on 15 May 1944 for Hawaii . Between June and September 1944 she escorted convoys between Pearl Harbor , Eniwetok , Kwajalein , Funafuti , and Tulagi , before reporting to the U . S . 7th Fleet at Manus on 6 October for the Leyte invasion . From 17 to 19 October , she carried out a pre - invasion sweep of Leyte ; and , on the 20th , she joined Mine Division 34 in a four - day sweep of the main transport channel . She then anchored with the transports to provide antiaircraft support . Between 27 and 31 October " Scout " helped search for survivors at the scene of the Battle off Samar , where Rear Admiral Sprague ' s escort carriers had withstood the attack of a superior Japanese force . For the next month , she carried out local patrols and sweeps in the vicinity of Leyte . " Scout " participated , with her division , in most of the subsequent landings in the Philippines . She carried out pre - invasion sweeps at Ormoc Bay on 6 December , Mindoro Island on 14 December , Lingayen Gulf on 6 January 1945 , and Zambales and Subic Bay between 29 and 31 January . During and after the initial troop landings , she helped extend the mineswept areas and provided antisubmarine and antiaircraft protection to the transports anchored off the beaches . Few mines were encountered , but kamikaze resistance was intense ; and , on 7 December " Scout " rescued survivors of one victim , . On 13 February , " Scout " and her division began pre - invasion sweeps in Manila Bay in preparation for the landings at Mariveles and Corregidor . While sweeping off Corregidor on the 14th , the minesweepers came within 5 , 000 yards of the island and were repeatedly straddled by Japanese fire before supporting ships silenced the enemy ' s guns . " Scout " continued sweeping in Manila Bay through 19 February , and her division earned a Navy Unit Commendation for the operation . During the next one and one - half months , " Scout " carried out various local sweeps in support of mop - up operations in the Philippines , the most notable being a pre - assault sweep for the landings at Legaspi , Luzon , on 1 April . This was followed by a three - day exploratory sweep in the San Bernardino Strait , after which the ship returned to Subic Bay for a badly needed overhaul . She rejoined her division on 3 May and on 9 May arrived at Morotai to prepare for operations in the Netherlands East Indies . Between 7 and 18 June " Scout " supported the landings at Brunei Bay , Borneo ; and between 22 June and 8 July , she helped clear the way for the assault at Balikpapan . During both operations the minesweepers came under fire from shore batteries and one ship , , was sunk by a mine on 8 June . " Scout ' s " task unit won a Presidential Unit Citation for its service off Borneo between 15 June and 1 July . After repairs at Subic Bay , " Scout " sailed for home , arriving at Seattle , Washington , on 11 September 1945 . She reported to Orange , Texas , on 2 April 1946 ; was placed in reserve , in commission there on 10 May and placed in reserve , out of commission on 26 February 1947 . " Scout " received 5 battle stars for her World War II service . Due to the need for minecraft during the Korean War , " Scout " was recommissioned on 11 May 1951 , Lt . Comdr . Samuel E . Clark in command . After refresher training at Little Creek , Virginia , 9 July to 6 August 1951 , she remained on the Atlantic coast and for two years , operated between her home port of Charleston , South Carolina , the Mine School at Yorktown , Virginia , and local operating areas . Then ordered inactivated , she arrived at Orange , Texas , on 31 October 1953 and was decommissioned on 1 March 1954 . While she remained in reserve , " Scout " was reclassified as MSF - 296 in February 1955 but never reactivated . Struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 May 1962 , she was transferred to the government of Mexico on 1 October 1962 . Mexican Navy career . The former " Scout " was acquired by the Mexican Navy on 1 October 1962 and renamed ARM " DM - 09 " . Although she is reported out of service , her ultimate fate is not reported in secondary source s .