| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | date unknown |
| Commissioned: | 20 April 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 1947 |
| Struck: | c1947 |
| Fate: | fate unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 275 tons |
| Length: | 98 ft 5 in (30.00 m) |
| Beam: | 23 ft 7 in (7.19 m) |
| Draft: | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) |
| Speed: | 10.0 knots |
| Complement: | 17 |
| Armament: | two .30 cal. machine guns |
USS Fortitude (AMc-81) was an Accentor-class coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
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Fortitude was constructed as an Accentor class coastal minesweeper just prior to World War II. She was assigned as USS Fortitude (AMc-81) on 17 May 1941.
However, on 20 April 1942, prior to completion as a coastal minesweeper, she was reclassified USS YDT-2, a dive tender, and the name “Fortitude” was canceled.
No data available. Fate unknown.
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