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.
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.
She was placed out of service on 6 December 1945 and transferred to the Maritime Administration on 7 July 1947 for disposal.
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