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USS Courier (AMc 72)

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Laid down
  
31 March 1941

Out of service
  
c1946

Fate
  
sold

Construction started
  
31 March 1941

Length
  
30 m

In service
  
11 October 1941

Struck
  
c1946

Displacement
  
195 tons

Launched
  
17 May 1941

USS Courier (AMc-72) 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.

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World War II service

Courier served in an "in service" status in the 1st Naval District from 1941 to 1946.

Post-war inactivation

She was sold in 1946.

References

USS Courier (AMc-72) Wikipedia