USS Bulwark (AMc-68)

USS Bulwark (AMc-68) was an Accentor-class coastal 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.

For other ships with the same name, see USS Bulwark.
History
United States
Laid down: 15 April 1941
Launched: 6 October 1941
In service: 5 February 1942
Out of service: 18 June 1946
Stricken: 3 July 1946
Fate: sold to the city of Boston on 12 September 1946
General characteristics
Displacement: 195 tons
Length: 97 ft 1 in (29.59 m)
Beam: 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
Draught: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) (mean) (f.)
Speed: 10.0 knots
Complement: 17
Armament: two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns

Bulwark was laid down on 15 April 1941 at East Boothbay, Maine, by Hodgden Bros. & Goudy & Stevens; launched on 6 October 1941; sponsored by Miss Barbara Small; and placed in service at Boston, Massachusetts, on 5 February 1942, Ens. Lawrence Dana, USNR, in charge.

World War II service

Assigned to the section base at Boston, Bulwark spent her entire Navy career patrolling the waters of the 1st Naval District. She searched for submarines in coastal waters and for enemy offensive mines in those same areas. The warship also served as a training platform for minesweeping students based at Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Post-war inactivation

Bulwark was placed out of service at the Boston Naval Shipyard on 18 June 1946. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 3 July 1946, and she was sold to the city of Boston on 12 September 1946.

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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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