USS Endurance (AMc-77)
History | |
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United States | |
Launched | 19 June 1941 |
In service | 11 October 1941 |
Out of service | 6 December 1945 |
Fate | transferred to the Maritime Administration on 7 July 1947 for disposal |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 219 tons (f.) |
Length | 97 ft 6 in (29.72 m) |
Beam | 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m) |
Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Complement | 17 |
Armament | two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns |
USS Endurance (AMc-77) was an Accentor-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.
World War II service[]
Endurance was launched on 19 June 1941 by Gibbs Gas Engine Co., Jacksonville, Florida. Placed in service on 11 October 1941, she served in a noncommissioned status throughout the war in the 10th Naval District.
Post-war decommissioning[]
She was placed out of service on 6 December 1945 and transferred to the Maritime Administration on 7 July 1947 for disposal.
References[]
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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Categories:
- Accentor-class minesweepers
- World War II mine warfare vessels of the United States
- Ships built in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1941 ships