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USS Affray (AMc-112)

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USS Affray (AMc-112) on 4 June 1942
History
United States
NameAffray
Acquired1941
In service2 December 1941
Out of service10 December 1945
Stricken3 January 1946
FateSold back to her former owners
General characteristics
Class and typeAccentor-class minesweeper
Displacement205 tons
Length89 ft 6 in (27.28 m)
Beam24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
Draft10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
PropulsionOne 275 bhp (205 kW) Atlas 6HM-1558 diesel engine, one shaft
Speed10.0 knots (18.5 km/h; 11.5 mph)
Complement17
Armament2 × 50 cal. machine guns

USS Affray (AMc-112) was an Accentor-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

Affray – a wooden-hulled, coastal minesweeper built in 1941 at Tacoma, Washington, by the Tacoma Boatbuilding Company – was acquired by the Navy late in 1941 and was placed in service on 2 December 1941.

World War II service

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Though she may have performed some duty at Seattle, Washington, initially Affray spent the bulk of her active career at Kodiak, Alaska. Her war diary does not begin until 1 July 1942, and, by that time, the warship was already at Kodiak conducting sweeps for mines and making other patrols on a daily basis. She remained so occupied throughout World War II.

Post-war deactivation

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Affray returned to Seattle in mid-October 1945 and began preparations for inactivation. She was placed out of service on 10 December 1945 and her name was struck from the Navy list on 3 January 1946. On 23 March 1946, she was sold back to her former owners.

References

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Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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