- USS Fulmar (AMc-46)
USS "Fulmar" (AMc-46) was an "Accentor"-class
coastal minesweeper acquired by theU.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.The first ship to be named "Fulmar" by the Navy, "AMC-46" was launched
25 February 1941 by Greenport Basin and Construction Co., Greenport,Long Island, New York ; sponsored by Mrs. A. V. Walters; and commissioned25 June 1941 , Lieutenant (junior grade) A. Russell,USNR , in command.World War II service
"Fulmar" carried out minesweeping operations out of
Newport, Rhode Island , and from September1941 , out ofPortland, Maine , until arriving atMiami, Florida ,21 September 1944 . There she acted as target for motortorpedo boats undergoing training for the next year.Deactivation
Arriving at
Charleston, South Carolina ,1 October 1945 , "Fulmar" was decommissioned4 January 1946 and transferred to theMaritime Commission for disposal16 September 1946 .References
*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/f5/fulmar-i.htm
External links
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/03046.htm NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Fulmar (AMc 46)]
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