USS ''Dominant'' (AMc-76) 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 for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. The wooden-hulled ''Dominant'', a

, was laid down 9 April 1941 by the Gibbs Gas Engine Co.,

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, launched 6 June 1941 and commissioned at

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, on 29 September 1941.

World War II service

After fitting out at Charleston, ''Dominant'' sailed to

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, and reported for duty to Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic, on 24 November 1941. After a restricted availability at the Boston Navy Yard in February 1942, the minesweeper returned to New London via

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, and decommissioned there on 8 March 1942.

Second assignment

Assigned to Commander,

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, the minesweeper served in a non-commissioned status out of New London until reassigned to the Fifth Naval District on 13 December 1943 for use in mine warfare tests. She served in that duty until placed out of service at Norfolk on 15 April 1946.

Inactivation

The minesweeper was stricken from the

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on 1 May 1946 and transferred to the

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for disposal on 5 September 1947.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dominant (AMc-76) Accentor-class minesweepers World War II mine warfare vessels of the United States Ships built in Jacksonville, Florida 1941 ships