become worthless to it anyway. Many ex-American ships were merely administratively "returned" to the United States and instead sold for scrap in the Soviet Union, while the U.S. Navy did not seriously pursue the return of others because it viewed them as no longer worth the cost of recovery. The Soviet Union never returned Fancy to the United States, although the U.S. Navy reclassified her as a "fleet minesweeper" (MSF) and redesignated her MSF-234 on 7 February 1955. T-272 was scrapped in 1960. Unaware of the ships fate, the U.S. Navy retained Fancy on its Naval Vessel Register until her name was stricken on 1 January 1983. References NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Fancy (MSF 234) - ex-AM-234 Admirable-class minesweepers Ships built by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company 1944 ships World War II minesweepers of the United States Admirable-class minesweepers of the Soviet Navy World War II minesweepers of the Soviet Union Cold War minesweepers of the Soviet Union Trawlers of the Soviet Navy Cold War patrol vessels of the Soviet Union Ships transferred under Project Hula