USS Combat (AMc-69) was an Accentor-classcoastal 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.
Combat, formerly named Comrade, was launched 6 October 1941 by Hogdon Bros., Goudy, and Stevens, East Boothbay, Maine; sponsored by Miss C. Goudy; and placed in service 24 February 1942.
Photo gallery of Combat at NavSource Naval History
January 01, 1970
combat, accentor, class, coastal, minesweeper, acquired, navy, dangerous, task, removing, mines, from, minefields, laid, water, prevent, ships, from, passing, history, united, states, laid, down17, april, 1941, launched6, october, 1941, service24, february, 19. USS Combat AMc 69 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 United States Laid down17 April 1941 Launched6 October 1941 In service24 February 1942 Out of servicedate unknown Strickendate unknown FateTransferred 5 August 1946 to the Maritime Commission for disposal General characteristics Displacement195 tons Length97 ft 1 in 29 59 m Beam22 ft 0 in 6 71 m Draft8 5 ft 2 6 m mean f Speed10 0 knots 19 km h Complement17 Armamenttwo 50 cal 12 7 mm machine guns Combat formerly named Comrade was launched 6 October 1941 by Hogdon Bros Goudy and Stevens East Boothbay Maine sponsored by Miss C Goudy and placed in service 24 February 1942 Contents 1 World War II service 2 Post war deactivation 3 References 4 External linksWorld War II service editShe served in the 1st Naval District in New England waters during the war Post war deactivation editCombat was transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 5 August 1946 References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links editPhoto gallery of Combat at NavSource Naval History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Combat AMc 69 amp oldid 1089218243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
