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USS Method

USS Method (AM-264) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II and in commission from 1944 to 1945. In 1945, she was transferred to the Soviet Union and served in the Soviet Navy after that as T-276. The Soviets converted her into a whalecatcher in 1948 and renamed her Purga.

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USS Method (AM-264) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II and in commission from 1944 to 1945. In 1945, she was transferred to the Soviet Union and served in the Soviet Navy after that as T-276. The Soviets converted her into a whalecatcher in 1948 and renamed her Purga.

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