USS Defiance (AMc-73)
USS Defiance (AMc-73) 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.
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Laid down: | 10 April 1941 |
Launched: | 21 June 1941 |
In service: | 24 November 1941 |
Out of service: | 1945 |
Stricken: | 1946 |
Fate: | fate unknown |
General characteristics | |
Displacement: | 195 tons |
Length: | 97 ft 1 in (29.59 m) |
Beam: | 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) |
Draught: | 8.5 ft (2.6 m) (mean) (f.) |
Speed: | 10.0 knots (19 km/h) |
Complement: | 17 |
Armament: | two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns |
World War II service
Defiance was launched in June 1941 and was placed "in service", during 1941-45 and attached to the 10th Naval District.
Post-war inactivation
She was struck in 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.
External links
- Photo gallery of Defiance at NavSource Naval History
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