USS Victor (AMc-109)

History
United States
NameVictor
Laid down14 July 1941
Launched6 December 1941
In service17 April 1942
Out of service31 October 1945
Stricken16 November 1945
FateSold, 28 October 1946
General characteristics
Class & typeAccentor-class coastal minesweeper
Displacement190 tons
Length98 ft 5 in (30.00 m)
Beam23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Draft10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) (mean)
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement17
Armamenttwo .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns., two .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns

USS Victor (AMc-109) was an Accentor-class coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing naval mines laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

Victor, a wooden-hulled coastal minesweeper, was laid down on 14 July 1941 at Rockland, Maine, by the Snow Shipyard, Inc.; launched on 6 December 1941; sponsored by Miss Virginia Hanson; and placed in service at the Boston Navy Yard on 17 April 1942.