- USS Valor (AMc-108)
The USS "Valor" (AMc-108) was an "Accentor"-class minesweeper built for the
United States Navy duringWorld War II . She was the first U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name."Valor" was laid down on
27 May 1941 atRockland, Maine by the Snow Shipyards, Inc.; launched on8 November 1941 ; co-sponsored by Misses Jane and Noreen Brannan; and placed in service on24 March 1942 at theBoston Navy Yard . Although records are sketchy and inconclusive, the coastal minesweeper appears to have operated in the waters of the 1st Naval District, primarily out ofBoston , throughout her brief career. She also served for some time out of theWoods Hole Section Base. She was attached to the Northern Group, Eastern Sea Frontier, at the time of her loss on29 June 1944 . Late that day, she was patrolling the southern approaches to theCape Cod Canal , alert to the possible presence of enemy intruders on this highly traveled coastal route. Minutes before 2200, as she patrolled north ofCuttyhunk Island inBuzzard's Bay , "Valor" was struck by the USS "Richard W. Suesens" (DE-342). Within three minutes, the small ship sank in the shallow waters offMishaum Point at the western entrance of Buzzard's Bay. Thedestroyer escort rescued seven survivors; but, although five other vessels joined in the search which continued until sunrise, the seven remaining men on board were never found. The following day, the survivors were transferred to facilities at the Naval Operating Base,Newport, Rhode Island . Salvage operations began the day after the collision. On14 October , her name was struck from theNaval Vessel Register . In January, 1945 her hull was sold to the Newport Shipyard, Inc.ee also
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List of U.S. Navy losses in World War II
* USS "Valor" (AM-472)References
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* cite web|title="Valor" (AMc 108)|work=Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive
url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/03108.htm|accessdate=June 25|accessyear=2007
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