USS Assertive (AMc-65)

USS "Assertive" (AMc-65) 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.

The still unnamed wooden-hulled coastal minesweeper "AMc-65" was laid down on 5 April 1941 at South Bristol, Maine, by the Bristol Yacht Building Co.; named "Avenge" (AMc-65) on 17 May 1941; renamed "Assertive" on 23 May 1941 when the name "Avenge" was reassigned to AMc-66; launched on 19 November 1941; sponsored by Mrs. Harvey Gamage of Bristol, Maine, the wife of a partner in the Bristol Yacht Building Co.; delivered to the Navy at the Boston Navy Yard on 19 February 1942; and placed in service there on 7 March 1942.

World War II service

Following shakedown training at the Mine Warfare School, Yorktown, Virginia, "Assertive" was assigned to the 3d Naval District and operated from New York for the duration of the war in Europe. In mid-June 1945, the minesweeper was shifted south to the 6th Naval District and operated out of Charleston, South Carolina, on sweeping duties until 7 July, when she returned to the 3d Naval District. Directed to proceed back to Charleston for disposition under the auspices of Commandant, 6th Naval District,

Post-war deactivation

"Assertive" was placed out of service there on 30 November 1945, and her name was struck from the Navy list on 19 December 1945. Accepted by the Maritime Commission on 4 October 1946, the former minecraft was simultaneously delivered, at Charleston, to her purchaser, Mr. Joseph Giacalone of Boston.

References

*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a13/assertive-i.htm

External links

* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/#Anchor-Editoria-14954 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/03065.htm NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Assertive (AMc 65) - ex-Avenge]