USS ''Courier'' (AMc-72) was an
''Accentor''-class coastal minesweeper Coastal minesweeper is a term used by the United States Navy to indicate a minesweeper intended for coastal use as opposed to participating in fleet operations at sea.
Because of its small size—usually less than 100 feet in length—and construct ...
acquired by the
U.S. Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...
for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
World War II service
''Courier'' served in an "in service" status in the
1st Naval District
The naval district was a U.S. Navy military and administrative command ashore. Apart from Naval District Washington, the Districts were disestablished and renamed Navy Regions about 1999, and are now under Commander, Naval Installations Command ...
from 1941 to 1946.
Post-war inactivation
It was sold in 1946.
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Accentor-class minesweepers
World War II mine warfare vessels of the United States
1941 ships
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