USS ''Governor'' (AMc-82) 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.
''Governor'' a wooden-hulled coastal minesweeper was launched by Camden Shipbuilding & Marine Railway Co.,
Camden, Maine, 26 July 1941; sponsored by Mrs. Richard Lyman; and placed in service 29 January 1942 at
Boston Navy Yard.
World War II service
After briefly acting as an escort vessel in
Massachusetts Bay, ''Governor'' sailed 8 March 1942 for
Yorktown, Virginia, where she conducted
shakedown
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* Shakedown (testing) or a shakedown cruise, a period of testing undergone by a ship, airplane or other craft before being declared operational
* Extortion, ...
training in conjunction with the Mine Warfare School. She was assigned briefly to the
7th Naval District, and 11 November 1942 attached to the
8th Naval District
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for her wartime duty. ''Governor'' arrived at Naval Section Base,
Burrwood, Louisiana
Burrwood was a community located near the far south end of the river delta, delta of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. At one time the town had an estimated population of 1,000, but today it is uninhabited, wit ...
, 29 December 1942, and remained there conducting minesweeping operations in the area until August 1945.
Placed out of service
After a brief tour during that month with Mine Countermeasures Station,
Panama City, Florida, ''Governor'' was placed out of service and transferred to the
Maritime Commission for disposal 11 April 1947. She was subsequently sold to a private purchaser.
References
External links
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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Accentor-class minesweepers
World War II mine warfare vessels of the United States
Ships built in Camden, Maine
1941 ships