USS Exultant (AMc-79)

USS Exultant (AMc-79) was an Accentor-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy.

History
United States
Laid down29 April 1941
Launched27 September 1941
In service14 January 1942
Out of service1962
FateDisposed of as a target 1 July 1973
General characteristics
Displacement195 tons
Length97 ft (30 m)
Beam21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft9 ft 1 in (2.77 m)
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement15
Armamenttwo .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns

World War II service

Exultant was launched on 27 September 1941 by W. A. Robinson Inc., Ipswich, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. A. T. Leavitt Jr.; and placed in service on 14 January 1942 for minesweeping in the 6th Naval District out of Charleston, South Carolina.

Reclassified YDT-4

On 15 February 1943 she was reclassified YDT-4, and assigned to the 1st Naval District as a diving tender. She continued to perform this duty through 1962.

As the unnamed YDT-4, she was disposed of as a target 1 July 1973.

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