USS Conqueror

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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
Laid down8 May 1941
Launched20 August 1941
In service6 March 1942
Out of service6 December 1945
Strickenc1946
FateStricken 3 January 1946
General characteristics
Displacement195 tons
Length97 ft 1 in (29.59 m)
Beam22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
Draft8.5 ft (2.6 m) (mean) (f.)
Speed10.0 knots (19 km/h)
Complement17
Armamenttwo .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns

USS Conqueror (AMc-70) 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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Conqueror was built by Warren Fish Company, Pensacola, Florida,

World War II service

Conqueror was placed in service on 6 March 1942, and assigned successively to the 6th Naval District, the Caribbean Sea Frontier, and the 10th Naval District. Home Port in 1944-1945 was US Submarine base at St. Thomas V.I.

Placed out of service

On 6 December 1945 she was placed out of service and delivered to the War Shipping Administration for disposal.

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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.