USS Heroic
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.
| History | |
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| Laid down | 5 May 1941 |
| Launched | 30 August 1941 |
| Commissioned | 25 March 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 18 December 1945 |
| Stricken | 8 January 1946 |
| Fate | Turned over to the Maritime Commission for disposal 28 September 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 195 tons |
| Length | 97 ft 1 in (29.59 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 17 |
| Armament | two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns |
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.
References
- "Heroic (6113127)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.