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Caracara (AMc 40)

Call sign:
Nan - Baker - Love - Peter

Accentor Class Coastal Minesweeper: Laid down 26 December 1940 by the Bristol Yacht Building Co., South Bristol, ME; Launched, 23 August 1941; Placed in service, 30 December 1941; Struck from the Navy Register 21 January 1946 and sold. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 224 t.; Length 97' 1"; Beam 22' 6"; Draft 9'; Speed 10 kts.; Complement 17; Armament two .50 cal. machine guns; Propulsion one 400shp Atlas 6HM 2124 diesel engine, one shaft.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	91k	22 August 1941		Robert Hurst

View the Caracara (AMc 40)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway web site

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen

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