USS Fearless (AMc-80)

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History
United States
Laid down4 August 1941
Launched18 November 1941
Commissioned4 February 1942
Decommissioneddate unknown
Strickendate unknown
Fatesunk as a target in 1973
General characteristics
Displacement275 tons
Length98 ft 5 in (30.00 m)
Beam23 ft 7 in (7.19 m)
Draught10 ft 8 in (3.25 m)
Speed10.0 knots
Complement17
Armamenttwo .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.

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