USS Diploma

USS Diploma (AM-221) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was awarded three battle stars for service in the Pacific during World War II. She was decommissioned in September 1946 and placed in reserve. While she remained in reserve, Diploma was reclassified as MSF-221 in February 1955 but never reactivated. In 1962, she was sold to the Mexican Navy and renamed ARM DM-17. In 1994 she was renamed ARM Cadete Francisco Márquez (C59). She was stricken in 2000, in 2004 she was cleaned of contaminants and sunk as an artificial reef on the west coast of Isla Espiritu Santo, off La Paz BCS, Mexico. She is a popular local dive site, The C59, and is resting on her side at 70'/20m to 30'/9m of depth.

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MSF-221
minesweeper, Admirable-class minesweeper, Mexican Navy, Tampa Shipbuilding Company, United States Navy, 

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1943-07-01T00:00:00Z

1943-07-01T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1944-07-15T00:00:00Z

1944-07-15T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1944-05-21T00:00:00Z

1944-05-21T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1946-09-03T00:00:00Z

1946-09-03T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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Frameless

USS Diploma (AM-221) at Tampa, Florida some time in July 1944, wearing camouflage 32/21D.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Diploma (AM-221) at Tampa, Florida some time in July 1944, wearing camouflage 32/21D.		Commons