USS Affray (AMc-112)

USS Affray (AMc-112) 4 June 1942
History
United States
Name	Affray
Launched	1941
Acquired	1941
In service	2 December 1941
Out of service	10 December 1945
Stricken	3 January 1946
Fate	sold back to her former owners
General characteristics
Class and type	Acme-class minesweeper
Displacement	205 tons
Length	89 ft 6 in (27.28 m)
Beam	24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
Draft	10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
Propulsion	One 275 bhp (205 kW) Atlas 6HM-1558 diesel engine, one shaft
Speed	10.0 knots (18.5 km/h; 11.5 mph)
Complement	17
Armament	2 × 50 cal. machine guns

USS Affray (AMc-112) was an Acme-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

Affray – a wooden-hulled, coastal minesweeper built in 1941 at Tacoma, Washington, by the Tacoma Boatbuilding Company was acquired by the Navy late in 1941 and was placed in service on 2 December 1941, Lt. R. I. Thieme, USNR, in command.

World War II service[]

Though she may have performed some duty at Seattle, Washington, initially Affray spent the bulk of her active career at Kodiak, Alaska. Her war diary does not begin until 1 July 1942, and, by that time, the warship was already at Kodiak conducting sweeps for mines and making other patrols on a daily basis. She remained so occupied throughout World War II.

Post-war deactivation[]

Affray returned to Seattle in mid-October 1945 and began preparations for inactivation. She was placed out of service on 10 December 1945 and her name was struck from the Navy list on 3 January 1946. On 23 March 1946, she was sold back to her former owners.

See also[]

• List of United States Navy ships

References[]

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links[]

• Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
• NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive – Affray (AMc 112)