USS Bold (AMc-67)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Bold.
USS Bold (AMc-67) was an Accentor-class minesweeper laid down on 27 August 1941 at South Bristol, Maine, by the Bristol Yacht Building Co.; launched on 2 April 1942; sponsored by Miss Ella E. Gamage; delivered to the U.S. Navy on 18 May 1942; fitted out at the Boston Navy Yard; and placed in service there on 27 May 1942.
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United States | |
Name | USS Bold |
Builder | Bristol Yacht Building Co. |
Laid down | 27 August 1941 |
Launched | 2 April 1942 |
Acquired | 18 May 1942 |
Commissioned | 27 May 1942 |
Decommissioned | 27 December 1945 |
Stricken | 21 January 1946 |
Fate | Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 22 July 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Accentor-class minesweeper |
Displacement | 200 long tons (203 t) |
Length | 97 ft 1 in (29.59 m) |
Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
Draft | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 19 |
Armament | 2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns |
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