Dan Trachtenberg is an American filmmaker.
USS Triumph -LRB- AM-323 -RRB- was a World War II of the United States Navy .. United States Navy. United States Navy. The ship was laid down as HMS Espoir -LRB- BAM-23 -RRB- for the Royal Navy on 27 October 1942 at Seattle , Washington , by the Associated Shipbuilding Corp. .. Royal Navy. Royal Navy. Associated Shipbuilding. Associated Shipbuilding. The ship was taken over by the United States Navy in late 1942 or early 1943 ; named USS Triumph and designated AM-323 on 23 January 1943 .. United States Navy. United States Navy. It was launched on 25 February 1943 ; and commissioned on 3 February 1944 with Lt. Comdr. Carl R. Cunningham , Jr. , USNR , in command .. USNR. United States Navy Reserve. In 1961 it was transferred to the Norwegian Navy and served as Brage until 1978