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Bold (AMc 67)

Call sign:
Nan - Baker - Uncle - Item

ex-Chief

Accentor Class Coastal Minesweeper: Laid down 27 August 1941 as Chief by the Bristol Yacht Building Co., South Bristol, ME; Renamed Bold 23 May 1941; Launched, 2 April 1942; Delivered 18 May 1942; Placed in service as USS Bold (AMc 67), 27 May 1942 at the Boston Navy Yard; Damaged by a mine 10 August 1942 off Jacksonville, FL that was laid by the German submarine U-98 on 9 August 1942; Placed out of service 27 December 1945 and berthed in the Wando River's Charleston Group of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet; Struck from the Navy list 21 January 1946; Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 22 July 1948. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 195 t.; Length 97' 1"; Beam 22'; Draft 9' 1"; Speed 10 kts.; Complement 17; Armament two .50 cal. machine guns; Propulsion one 400bhp Atlas 6HM-2124 diesel engine, one shaft.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	83k	22 May 1942		Robert Hurst

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Naval Minewarfare Association
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