The USS Intrigue (AM-253) was an Admirable-class minesweeper constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. Laid down on December 17, 1943, by the Savannah Machine & Foundry Co. in Savannah, Georgia, she was launched on April 8, 1944, and commissioned on July 31, 1944. The vessel featured the typical design of the Admirable class, which was known for its versatility and effectiveness in minesweeping operations. Following her commissioning, USS Intrigue underwent extensive shakedown training in Chesapeake Bay before departing Norfolk, Virginia, on September 28, 1944, to serve in coastal convoy duty. Her operational area included transporting cargo ships from American ports through the Panama Canal Zone to destinations as far north as Argentia, Newfoundland. She returned to Norfolk on December 5, 1944. In January 1945, the vessel served as a target-towing vessel off the coast, supporting training exercises. During June of that year, she traveled to Miami, Florida, to assist in training student officers along the Florida coast. Later, she arrived at Yorktown, Virginia, on September 23, 1945, to function as a training ship at the Mine Warfare School, contributing to the training of naval personnel in mine warfare tactics. USS Intrigue was decommissioned on May 31, 1946, and joined the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Orange, Texas. She was reclassified from AM-253 to MSF-253 on February 7, 1955, but remained in reserve until she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on May 1, 1962. Subsequently, she was sold to the Mexican Navy on October 1, 1962, and renamed ARM DM-19. In 1994, she received a new designation as ARM Vicente Suárez (C61), and was later converted into a training ship with the pennant number A06. The vessel was finally stricken from service on July 16, 2001. Her ultimate fate following decommissioning remains unreported in secondary sources, but her service history reflects her role in both wartime minesweeping and later naval training and service under the Mexican flag.

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