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Turaco (AMc 55)



Call sign:
November - Whiskey - Foxtrot - Kilo

Accentor Class Coastal Minesweeper: Laid down, 17 January 1941 by the Snow Shipyards, Rockland, ME; Launched, 28 July 1941; Delivered and placed in service 9 October 1941; Placed out of service, 30 November 1945 at Charleston, SC; Struck from the Naval Register, 19 December 1945; Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal in September 1947 and sold. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 275 t. (est.); Length 98' 5"; Beam 23' 7"; Draft 10' 9"; Speed 10 kts.; Complement 17; Armament two .50 cal. and four .30 cal. machine guns.


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Turaco 90k Courtesy of former crew member Curtis L. Futch. Steve Futch

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