USS ''Royal'' (AMc-102) 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. ''Royal'' was laid down on 1 November 1941 by

Anderson & Cristofani Anderson & Cristofani was a wooden shipbuilding company in San Francisco, California. To support the World War 2 demand for ships Anderson & Cristofani shipyard switched over to military construction and built: US Navy APc-1-class small coastal ...

, San Francisco, California, launched 19 March 1942; sponsored by Miss Irma Bianchi; and placed in service on 13 April 1942.

World War II service

Following training in the San Francisco area, ''Royal'' remained in the

12th 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 ...

, based at

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. Through the end of World War II, she operated in that district's patrol force. She was placed out of service on 30 November 1945, struck from the Navy list on 3 January 1946 and sold, via the War Shipping Administration, on 9 September 1947.

References

External links

NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Royal (AMc 102)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Royal (AMc-102) Accentor-class minesweepers Ships built in San Francisco 1942 ships World War II minesweepers of the United States