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Combat (AMc 69)

Call sign:
November - Bravo - Whiskey - Yankee

ex-Comrade

Acme Class Coastal Minesweeper: Laid down 17 April 1941 as Comrade by Hodgdon Brothers, Goudy and Stevens, East Boothbay, ME; Launched 6 October 1941; Placed in service 24 February 1942 as USS Combat (AMc 69); Transferred 5 August 1946 to the Maritime Commission for disposal and sold. Fate unknown.

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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	31k	c. January 1942 U.S. Navy photo		Hyperwar U.S. Navy in WWII

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships History:

Combat

Battle; a fight between two adversaries; a duel.

Combat (AMc 69), formerly named Comrade, was launched 6 October 1941 by Hogdon Bros., Goudy, and Stevens, East Boothbay, Maine; sponsored by Miss C. Goudy; and placed in service 24 February 1942, Lieutenant (junior grade) D. A. Mitchell, USNR, in charge. She served in the 1st Naval District in New England waters during the war and was transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 5 August 1946.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

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

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