USS Cotinga (AMc-43)

USS Cotinga (AMc-43), a U.S. Navy Accentor-class coastal minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy for service in World War II, was named after the cotinga, a passerine bird of South America and Central America.

For other ships with the same name, see USS Cotinga.
History
United States
NameUSS Cotinga
BuilderGibbs Gas Engine Co.
Launched25 March 1941
Commissioned14 June 1941
Decommissioned13 December 1945
Stricken21 August 1947
FateTransferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal, 21 August 1947
General characteristics
Class and typeAccentor-class minesweeper
Displacement200 long tons (203 t)
Length97 ft 1 in (29.59 m)
Beam21 ft 8 in (6.60 m)
Draft11 ft (3.4 m)
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)

Cotinga was launched 25 March 1941 by Gibbs Gas Engine Co., Jacksonville, Florida, and commissioned 14 June 1941 at Norfolk, Virginia.

World War II East Coast operations

From 7 July to 26 August 1941 Cotinga conducted minesweeping exercises in the vicinity of Solomons Island, Maryland. Sailing for Argentia, Newfoundland, she was diverted into Casco Bay, Maine, where she conducted minesweeping operations through 7 December 1941. Assigned first to the Inshore Patrol, 1st Naval District, then to Service Squadron 5, Atlantic Fleet, she continued minesweeping operations and patrol duty in the bay until mid-1944. On 14 June 1944 she sailed to Cuban waters and was based at Guantanamo Bay for a year, where her services included target tow, drills and exercises, target for air groups, and escort for submarines.

On 12 June 1945 she was attached to the 6th Naval District and thereafter engaged infrequently in sweeping operations between Charleston, South Carolina, and Jacksonville, Florida.

Decommissioning

Cotinga was decommissioned at Charleston on 13 December 1945 and transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal on 21 August 1947.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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