USS Avenge (AMc-66)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Avenge.

History
United States
Orderedas Bulwark
Laid down8 May 1941
Launched14 February 1942
In service2 April 1942
Out of service14 December 1945
Stricken8 January 1946
FateSold to United Fisheries
General characteristics
Class & typeAccentor-class minesweeper
Displacement195 tons
Length97 ft 1 in (29.59 m)
Beam22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
Draft8+1⁄2 ft (2.6 m) (mean) (f.)
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement17
Armament2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns

USS Avenge (AMc-66) was an Accentor-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing naval mines laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

Bulwark was laid down on 8 May 1941 at South Bristol, Maine, by the Bristol Yacht Building Co.; renamed Avenge on 17 May 1941; launched on 14 February 1942; sponsored by Mrs. William A. Parker; and placed in service at Boston, Massachusetts, on 2 April 1942.

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