USS ''Heroic'' (AMc-84) was an ''Accentor''-class

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acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. ''Heroic'', a wooden-hull coastal minesweeper, was laid down on 5 May and launched on 30 August 1941 by Warren Boat Yard, Inc.,

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World War II service

''Heroic'' reported to Mine Warfare School, Yorktown, Virginia, for intensive training 11 April 1942 and then proceeded to

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for further training. She was assigned to patrol and minesweeping duty in the

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and was based at

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, 20 July 1942 and served there throughout the remainder of the war.

Post-war decommissioning

''Heroic'' decommissioned at

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, 18 December 1945 and was turned over to the

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for disposal 28 September 1946.

Post War career

Sold post war, she was converted into a fishing trawler. she was named Elizabeth B in 1948, reverting to Heroic later. On August 21, 1969 she caught fire and sank in the

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15 miles southeast of

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in 100 feet of water in the

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(()). The captain and four crew members were picked up by West German fishing vessel Tiko I.

References

External links

NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Heroic (AMc 84)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heroic (Amc-84) Accentor-class minesweepers World War II minesweepers of the United States Ships built in Warren, Rhode Island 1941 ships