USS Demand (AMc-74)

History

United States
Laid down:	28 March 1941
Launched:	22 May 1941
In service:	5 September 1941
Out of service:	1945
Struck:	5 December 1945
Fate:	sold in 1946
General characteristics
Displacement:	195 tons
Length:	97 ft 1 in (29.59 m)
Beam:	22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
Draught:	8.5 ft (2.6 m) (mean) (f.)
Speed:	10.0 knots (19 km/h)
Complement:	17
Armament:	two .50 cal. machine guns

USS Demand (AMc-74) 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.

Demand was launched by the Gibbs Gas Engine Co., Jacksonville, Florida, on 22 May 1941.

World War II service

She was placed in service on 5 September 1941 for duty in the 3d Naval District and in the 6th Naval District.

Post-war deactivation

Demand was stricken from the Navy List on 5 December 1945.

References

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

External links

Photo gallery of Demand at NavSource Naval History

Accentor-class minesweeper

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List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy

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