Elusive was launched 10 June 1944 by
American Shipbuilding Company,
Lorain, Ohio; sponsored by Miss E. Sweat; and commissioned 19 February 1945.
Elusive sailed from Lorain 22 February 1945 by way of
Chicago, Illinois, and the
Mississippi River to outfit at
Algiers, Louisiana. It suffered damage below the waterline while passing through Lake Erie and the Mississippi, and was drydocked for repair at the insistence of Lieutenant Commander E.N. Cleves. After training along the
east coast, escort duty off
Florida, and
antisubmarine exercises off
Cuba, she arrived at
San Pedro, California, 21 July for final minesweeping training. She sailed 16 August for the
Far East, and swept mines in
Japanese waters, as well as voyaging to
Guam and
Subic Bay. After removal of her guns and other demilitarization at the Subic Bay naval base,
Elusive arrived at
Shanghai 22 April 1946. There she was decommissioned 29 May 1946, and transferred to the Chinese Maritime Commission through the
State Department the same day. She was renamed
Yung Kang (AM 54).
Yung Kang decommissioned and was struck, 6 January 1962. Fate unknown.
Elusive received one
battle star for World War II service. == References ==