USS Fulmar (AMc-46)

USS Fulmar (AMc-46)

USS "Fulmar" (AMc-46) 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 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 commissioned 25 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 September 1941, out of Portland, Maine, until arriving at Miami, Florida, 21 September 1944. There she acted as target for motor torpedo boats undergoing training for the next year.

Deactivation

Arriving at Charleston, South Carolina, 1 October 1945, "Fulmar" was decommissioned 4 January 1946 and transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 16 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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