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Minesweeper of the United States Navy
For other ships with the same name, see
USS Energy
.
|
History
|
United States
|
Laid down
| date unknown
|
Launched
| 20 September 1941
|
Commissioned
| 1 January 1942
|
Decommissioned
| 9 November 1942
|
In service
| as
YDT-3
, July 1946
|
Stricken
| date unknown
|
Fate
| Sold 1960, fate not known
|
General characteristics
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Displacement
| 219 tons (f.)
|
Length
| 97 ft 6 in (29.72 m)
|
Beam
| 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m)
|
Draught
| 9 ft (2.7 m)
|
Speed
| 10 knots (19 km/h)
|
Complement
| 17
|
Armament
| two
.50 cal (12.7 mm)
machine guns
|
USS
Energy
(AMc-78)
was an
Accentor
-class
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.
Energy
was launched 20 September 1941 by W. A. Robinson, Inc., of
Ipswich, Massachusetts
; sponsored by Mrs. E. Benedix; and commissioned 1 January 1942. After conducting tests at the Mine Warfare School at
Yorktown, Virginia
,
Energy
arrived at
St. George’s, Bermuda
24 March 1942, for sweeping duty until 20 October, when she sailed for
Boston, Massachusetts
. Here she was decommissioned 9 November 1942, and given "in-service" status. She became
YDT-3
in July 1946 and continued to serve with the
1st Naval District
. She was reported sold in 1960.
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