USS Vigilance (AM-324) Buffet Supper & Dance and 50 similar items

Antique U.S.S. Vigilance (AM-324) Buffet Supper Dance Card, January 16, 1947. Held at the Derby Cafe in San Frncisco, California. Measures approximately 3.5 x 4.5. Condition: This is an original U.S. Navy ship collectible, not a copy or reproduction. It has some soiling as shown. Comments: USS Vigilance (AM-324) was an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. Vigilance was originally laid down for the Royal Navy under the lend-lease program as HMS Exploit (BAM-24) on 28 November 1942 at Seattle, Washington, by Associated Shipbuilders. However, the United States Navy decided to keep the ship and renamed her USS Vigilance (AM-324) on 23 January 1943.