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Bold (AMc 67)

Call sign:
Nan - Baker - Uncle - Item

St. Christopher call sign (1948):
Able - Zebra - How - Uncle

Accentor Class Coastal Minesweeper:

The first Bold was 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 Naval Register 21 January 1946

Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 22 July 1946

Registered in 1948 to Philip Filetto of Gloucester, MA as the fishing boat St. Christopher

Fate unknown.

Specifications:

Displacement 195 t.

1948 - 146 t.

Length 97' 1"

1948 - 90.6'

Beam 22'

1948 - 21.3'

Draft 9' 1"

1948 - 11.2'

Speed 10 kts.

Complement 17

1948 - 13

Armament: Two .50 cal. machine guns

Propulsion: One 400bhp Atlas 6HM-2124 diesel engine, one shaft.

Click on thumbnail for full size image	Size	Image Description		Source
	243k	Original photo: 22 May 1942 Replacement photo: U.S. Navy photo NH 89222		Original photo: Robert Hurst Replacement photo: Naval History and Heritage Command

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