USS ''Demand'' (AMc-74) was an ''Accentor''-class

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acquired by the

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for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. ''Demand'' was launched by the Gibbs Gas Engine Co.,

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, on 22 May 1941.

World War II service

She was placed in service on 5 September 1941 for duty in the

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and in the

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Post-war deactivation

''Demand'' was stricken from the

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on 5 December 1945.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Demand (AMc-74) Accentor-class minesweepers World War II mine warfare vessels of the United States Ships built in Jacksonville, Florida 1941 ships