USS Heroic

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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
Laid down5 May 1941
Launched30 August 1941
Commissioned25 March 1942
Decommissioned18 December 1945
Stricken8 January 1946
FateTurned over to the Maritime Commission for disposal 28 September 1946
General characteristics
Displacement195 tons
Length97 ft 1 in (29.59 m)
Beam22 ft (6.7 m)
Draft9 ft 1 in (2.77 m)
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement17
Armamenttwo .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns

USS Heroic (AMc-84) 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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Heroic, a wooden-hull coastal minesweeper, was laid down on 5 May and launched on 30 August 1941 by Warren Boat Yard, Inc., Warren, Rhode Island. [1]

World War II service

Heroic reported to Mine Warfare School, Yorktown, Virginia, for intensive training 11 April 1942 and then proceeded to Bermuda for further training. She was assigned to patrol and minesweeping duty in the 5th Naval District and was based at Norfolk, Virginia, 20 July 1942 and served there throughout the remainder of the war.

Post-war decommissioning

Heroic decommissioned at Portsmouth, Virginia, 18 December 1945 and was turned over to the Maritime Commission for disposal 28 September 1946.

Post War career

Sold post war, she was converted into a fishing trawler. she was named Elizabeth B in 1948, reverting to Heroic later. On August 21, 1969 she caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 15 miles southeast of Gloucester, Massachusetts in 100 feet of water in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (( 42°24′N70°27′W / 42.400°N 70.450°W / 42.400; -70.450 )). The captain and four crew members were picked up by West German fishing vessel Tiko I. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Heroic (6113127)" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Heroic". NOAA.gov. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

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