USS Fearless (AMc-80)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Laid down | 4 August 1941 |
| Launched | 18 November 1941 |
| Commissioned | 4 February 1942 |
| Decommissioned | date unknown |
| Stricken | date unknown |
| Fate | Sunk as a target in 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 275 tons |
| Length | 98 ft 5 in (30.00 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft 7 in (7.19 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) |
| Speed | 10.0 knots |
| Complement | 17 |
| Armament | two .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns |
the second USS Fearless (AMc-80) was an Accentor-class coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy.
World War II service
[edit]No data available.
Reclassified as a dive tender
[edit]Fearless was reclassified YDT-5 on 15 February 1943.
Deactivation
[edit]Fearless was sunk as a target in 1973.
The Fearless is in 80 feet of water lying on her keel 800 yards North of Great Harbour Peter Island in the British Virgin Islands.
References
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.