USS Fearless (AMc-80)

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History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
Laid down4 August 1941
Launched18 November 1941
Commissioned4 February 1942
Decommissioneddate unknown
Strickendate unknown
FateSunk as a target in 1973
General characteristics
Displacement275 tons
Length98 ft 5 in (30.00 m)
Beam23 ft 7 in (7.19 m)
Draught10 ft 8 in (3.25 m)
Speed10.0 knots
Complement17
Armamenttwo .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns

the second USS Fearless (AMc-80) was an Accentor-class coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy.

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World War II service

No data available.

Reclassified as a dive tender

Fearless was reclassified YDT-5 on 15 February 1943.

Deactivation

Fearless was sunk as a target in 1973.

The Fearless is in 80 feet of water lying on her keel 800 yards North of Great Harbour Peter Island in the British Virgin Islands.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .