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USS ''Pioneer'' (AM-105) was an acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. ''Pioneer'' was a U.S. Navy oceangoing minesweeper, named after the word "pioneer," which is defined as a person or group that originates or helps open up a new line of thought or activity or a new method or technical development. ''Pioneer'' was laid down 30 October 1941 by Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc., Beaumont, Texas; launched 26 July 1942; sponsored by Mrs. H. R. Jessup; and commissioned 27 February 1943, Lt. Comdr. H. B. Stevens in command. == Convoy assignment == ''Pioneer'' trained her crew and experimented with newly developed gear in the Gulf of Mexico, Chesapeake Bay, and the Potomac River before joining a Mediterranean-bound convoy at New York on 14 May 1943, for the first of four escort voyages from New York or Norfolk, Virginia, to North African ports. In November she took up patrol and escort duty within the Mediterranean. On 26 November 1943, while bound east from Oran, ''Pioneer's'' convoy was attacked by German bombers. They hit a British troopship (with over 2,000 US servicemen aboard) and set her afire; ''Pioneer'' stood by, continuing to fire on the attacking aircraft while conducting the rescue of 606 soldiers and crewmen from ''Rohna''. The ship (with its crew of roughly 100 sailors), however, was never given any recognition for the rescue of over 600 HMT ''Rohna'' survivors. To this day (June, 2007), The Rohna Survivors Organization continues to try to have the ''Pioneer'' recognized for this extraordinary rescue operation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Pioneer (AM-105)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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