USS Bulwark (AMc-68)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Bulwark.
USS Bulwark (AMc-68) 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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Laid down | 15 April 1941 |
Launched | 6 October 1941 |
In service | 5 February 1942 |
Out of service | 18 June 1946 |
Stricken | 3 July 1946 |
Fate | Sold to the city of Boston on 12 September 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 195 tons |
Length | 97 ft 1 in (29.59 m) |
Beam | 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) |
Draught | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) (mean) (f.) |
Speed | 10.0 knots |
Complement | 17 |
Armament | two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns |
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Bulwark was laid down on 15 April 1941 at East Boothbay, Maine, by Hodgden Bros. & Goudy & Stevens; launched on 6 October 1941; sponsored by Miss Barbara Small; and placed in service at Boston, Massachusetts, on 5 February 1942.