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ACCENTOR coastal minesweepers (1941 - 1942)
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Accentor 1943
Ships
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMc36 | Accentor | W. A. Robinson, Ipswich | 1.1941 | 10.5.1941 | 7.1941 | stricken 7.1946 | |
| AMc37 | Bateleur | W. A. Robinson, Ipswich | 1.1941 | 12.5.1941 | 8.1941 | sold 1946 | |
| AMc38 | Barbet | W. A. Robinson, Ipswich | 1.1941 | 24.7.1941 | 9.1941 | sold 8.1947 | |
| AMc39 | Brambling | W. A. Robinson, Ipswich | 2.1941 | 17.8.1941 | 10.1941 | sold 1946 | |
| AMc40 | Caracara | Bristol YB | 12.1940 | 23.8.1941 | 12.1941 | stricken 1.1946 | |
| AMc41 | Charcalaca | Bristol YB | 12.1940 | 11.6.1941 | 9.1941 | stricken 5.1946 | |
| AMc42 | Chimango | Gibbs Gas Engine, Jacksonville | 1.1941 | 8.3.1941 | 6.1941 | sold 1946 | |
| AMc43 | Cotinga | Gibbs Gas Engine, Jacksonville | 1.1941 | 25.3.1941 | 6.1941 | sold 1946 | |
| AMc44 | Courlan | Gibbs Gas Engine, Jacksonville | 1.1941 | 4.4.1941 | 7.1941 | sold 1947 | |
| AMc45 | Develin | Gibbs Gas Engine, Jacksonville | 1.1941 | 10.4.1941 | 9.1941 | stricken 7.1946 | |
| AMc46 | Fulmar | Greenport Basin | 12.1940 | 25.2.1941 | 6.1941 | sold 1946 | |
| AMc47 | Jacamar | Greenport Basin | 2.1941 | 10.3.1941 | 6.1941 | sold 1946 | |
| AMc48 | Limpkin |
Greenport Basin | 2.1941 | 5.4.1941 | 8.1941 | stricken 5.1946 | |
| AMc49 | Morikeet | Greenport Basin | 2.1941 | 19.4.1941 | 8.1941 | stricken 1.1946 | |
| AMc50 | Marabout | Herreshoff, Bristol | 12.1940 | 17.2.1941 | 7.1941 | sold 7.1946 | |
| AMc51 | Ostrich | Herreshoff, Bristol | 2.1941 | 29.3.1941 | 7.1941 | stricken 1.1946 | |
| AMc52 | Roller | Snow Shipyards, Rockland | 12.1940 | 14.5.1941 | 8.1941 | stricken 5.1946 | |
| AMc53 | Skimmer | Snow Shipyards, Rockland | 1.1941 | 7.6.1941 | 8.1941 | stricken 8.1946 | |
| AMc54 | Tapacola | Snow Shipyards, Rockland | 1.1941 | 3.6.1941 | 9.1941 | stricken 10.1946 | |
| AMc55 | Turaco | Snow Shipyards, Rockland | 1.1941 | 28.7.1941 | 10.1941 | stricken 12.1945 | |
| AMc61 | Acme | Greenport Basin | 3.1941 | 31.5.1941 | 9.1941 | stricken 1.1946 | |
| AMc62 | Adamant | Greenport Basin | 3.1941 | 7.6.1941 | 9.1941 | stricken 1.1946 | |
| AMc63 | Advance | Greenport Basin | 4.1941 | 28.6.1941 | 10.1941 | stricken 1.1946 | |
| AMc64 | Aggressor | Greenport Basin | 4.1941 | 19.7.1941 | 10.1941 | stricken 1.1946 | |
| AMc65 | Assentive | Bristol YB | 4.1941 | 19.11.1941 | 3.1942 | stricken 12.1945 | |
| AMc66 | Avenge | Bristol YB | 5.1941 | 17.2.1942 | 4.1942 | stricken 1.1946 | |
| AMc67 | Bold | Bristol YB | 8.1941 | 2.4.1942 | 5.1942 | sold 1946 | |
| AMc68 | Bulwark | Hogdon Bros., Goudy & Stevens, East Boothbay | 4.1941 | 12.9.1941 | 2.1942 | sold 9.1946 | |
| AMc69 | Combat | Hogdon Bros., Goudy & Stevens, East Boothbay | 4.1941 | 6.10.1941 | 2.1942 | sold 1946 | |
| AMc70 | Conqueror | Warren Fish Co., Pensacola | 5.1941 | 1941 | 3.1942 | sold 1946 | |
| AMc71 | Conquest | Warren Fish Co., Pensacola | 5.1941 | 25.8.1941 | 3.1942 | sold 1946 | |
| AMc72 | Courier | Warren Fish Co., Pensacola | 3.1941 | 17.5.1941 | 10.1941 | sold 1946 | |
| AMc73 | Defiance | Warren Fish Co., Pensacola | 4.1941 | 21.6.1941 | 11.1941 | sold 1946 | |
| AMc74 | Demand | Gibbs Gas Engine, Jacksonville | 3.1941 | 22.5.1941 | 9.1941 | stricken 12.1945 | |
| AMc75 | Detector | Gibbs Gas Engine, Jacksonville | 3.1941 | 29.5.1941 | 9.1941 | sold 1946 | |
| AMc76 | Dominant | Gibbs Gas Engine, Jacksonville | 4.1941 | 6.6.1941 | 9.1941 | sold 1946 | |
| AMc77 | Endurance | Gibbs Gas Engine, Jacksonville | 4.1941 | 19.6.1941 | 10.1941 | sold 1946 | |
| AMc78 | Energy | W. A. Robinson, Ipswich | 1941 | 20.9.1941 | 1.1942 | degaussing vessel YDT3 2.1943 | |
| AMc79 | Exultant | W. A. Robinson, Ipswich | 4.1941 | 27.9.1941 | 1.1942 | degaussing vessel YDT4 2.1943 | |
| AMc80 | Fearless | W. A. Robinson, Ipswich | 4.1941 | 1941 | 1942 | degaussing vessel YDT5 2.1943 | |
| AMc81 | Fortitude | W. A. Robinson, Ipswich | 5.1941 | --- // 1942 | commissioned as degaussing vessel YDT2 | ||
| AMc82 | Governor | Camden SB | 5.1941 | 26.7.1941 | 1.1942 | sold 4.1947 | |
| AMc83 | Guide | Camden SB | 5.1941 | 20.9.1941 | 3.1942 | sold 4.1947 | |
| AMc84 | Heroic | Warren Boat Yard, Pensacola | 1941 | 5.5.1941 | 3.1942 | sold 1946 | |
| AMc85 | Ideal | Warren Boat Yard, Pensacola | 6.1941 | 20.9.1941 | 4.1942 | sold 1946 | |
| AMc86 | Industry | Fulton Shipyard, Antioch | 5.1941 | 6.9.1941 | 12.1941 | wrecked 9.10.1945 | |
| AMc87 | Liberator | Fulton Shipyard, Antioch | 5.1941 | 6.9.1941 | 2.1942 | miscellaneous auxiliary IX202 12.1944 | |
| AMc88 | Loyalty | Fulton Shipyard, Antioch | 5.1941 | 23.8.1941 | 1.1942 | wrecked 16.9.1945, never repaired | |
| AMc89 | Memorable | Fulton Shipyard, Antioch | 7.1941 | 24.12.1941 | 3.1942 | stricken 1.1946 | |
| AMc90 | Merit | Fulton Shipyard, Antioch | 8.1941 | 4.1.1942 | 3.1942 | stricken 5.1946 | |
| AMc91 | Observer | Fulton Shipyard, Antioch | 9.1941 | 15.1.1942 | 4.1942 | stricken 5.1946 | |
| AMc92 | Paramount | Delaware Bay SB, Leesburg | 4.1941 | 9.8.1941 | 12.1941 | stricken 2.1946 | |
| AMc93 | Peerless | Delaware Bay SB, Leesburg | 4.1941 | 9.8.1941 | 2.1942 | stricken 3.1946 | |
| AMc94 | Pluck |
Noank SB | 6.1941 | 4.4.1942 | 10.1942 | stricken 5.1946 | |
| AMc95 | Positive | Noank SB | 6.1941 | 7.3.1942 | 8.1942 | stricken 5.1946 | |
| AMc96 | Reaper (ex-Power) | Noank SB | 6.1941 | 15.4.1942 | 11.1942 | stricken 11.1945 | |
| AMc97 | Prestige | Anderson & Cristofani, San Francisco | 5.1941 | 16.8.1941 | 12.1941 | stricken 7.1946 | |
| AMc98 | Progress | Anderson & Cristofani, San Francisco | 5.1941 | 6.9.1941 | 1.1942 | stricken 7.1946 | |
| AMc99 | Radiant | Anderson & Cristofani, San Francisco | 6.1941 | 27.9.1941 | 2.1942 | stricken 3.1946 | |
| AMc100 | Reliable | Anderson & Cristofani, San Francisco | 8.1941 | 14.2.1942 | 3.1942 | stricken 9.1946 | |
| AMc101 | Rocket | Anderson & Cristofani, San Francisco | 9.1941 | 23.2.1942 | 3.1942 | stricken 1.1946 | |
| AMc102 | Royal | Anderson & Cristofani, San Francisco | 11.1941 | 19.3.1942 | 4.1942 | stricken 1.1946 | |
| AMc103 | Security | H. G. Marr, Damariscotta | 4.1941 | 27.9.1941 | 3.1942 | stricken 11.1945 | |
| AMc104 | Skipper | H. G. Marr, Damariscotta | 5.1941 | 16.1.1941 | 5.1942 | stricken 2.1946 | |
| AMc105 | Stalwart | Snow Shipyards, Rockland | 3.1941 | 28.8.1941 | 1.1942 | miscellaneous auxiliary IX231 8.1945 | |
| AMc106 | Summit | Snow Shipyards, Rockland | 3.1941 | 20.9.1941 | 1.1942 | miscellaneous auxiliary IX232 8.1945 | |
| AMc107 | Trident | Snow Shipyards, Rockland | 4.1941 | 8.10.1941 | 2.1942 | stricken 11.1945 | |
| AMc108 | Valor | Snow Shipyards, Rockland | 5.1941 | 8.11.1941 | 3.1942 | collision 29.6.1944 | |
| AMc109 | Victor | Snow Shipyards, Rockland | 7.1941 | 6.12.1941 | 4.1942 | stricken 11.1945 | |
| AMc110 | Vigor | Snow Shipyards, Rockland | 8.1941 | 19.1.1942 | 5.1942 | stricken 11.1945 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 205 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 221 |
| Length, m | 29.6 |
| Breadth, m | 6.71 |
| Draught, m | 2.77 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 Superior or Cooper Bessemere diesel |
| Power, h. p. | 400 |
| Max speed, kts | 10 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | (1-2) x 1 - 12.7/90, mechanical minesweeping gear |
| Complement | 17 |
Graphics
Accentor 1943
Project history
Small coastal minesweepers.
Modernizations
~1942 - 1943, Industry, Loyalty, Prestige, Progress: were converted to minehunters: FM sonar and diving equipment were fitted.
Naval service
Valor was rammed by destroyer escort Richard W. Suessens 29.6.1944 in Buzzard`s Bay, Massachusetts. Loyalty struck a reef and grounded 16.9.1945 off Okinawa. Industry ran ashore during typhoon 9.10.1945 at Okinawa.
