USS Fearless (AMc-80)
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Laid down: | 4 August 1941 |
| Launched: | 18 November 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 4 February 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | date unknown |
| Struck: | date unknown |
| Fate: | sunk as a target in 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 275 tons |
| Length: | 98 ft 5 in (30.00 m) |
| Beam: | 23 ft 7 in (7.19 m) |
| Draught: | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) |
| Speed: | 10.0 knots |
| Complement: | 17 |
| Armament: | two .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns |
the second USS Fearless (AMc-80) was an Accentor-class coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy.
World War II service
No data available.
Reclassified as a dive tender
Fearless was reclassified YDT-5 on 15 February 1943.
Deactivation
Fearless was sunk as a target in 1973.
The Fearless is in 80 feet of water lying on her keel 800 yards North of Great Harbour Peter Island in the British Virgin Islands.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
External links
- NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - YDT-5 - ex-Fearless (AMc 80)
- USS Fearless (AMc-80)
- AMc-80 USS Fearless
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