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Vigor (AMc 110)



Call sign: November - Alpha - Victor - India



Accentor Class Coastal Minesweeper: Laid down, 6 August 1941 by the Snow Shipyards Inc., Rockland, ME; Launched, 19 January 1942; Placed in service, 4 May 1942 at the Boston Navy Yard; Placed out of service, 31 October 1945 at Charleston, SC; Struck from the Naval Register, 16 November 1945; Sold, 13 November 1946. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 195 t.; Length 98' 5"; Beam 23' 6"; Draft 10' 6"; Speed 10 kts; Complement 17; Armament two .50 cal. machine guns.


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Vigor 136k c. June 1945, Newport, RI.
Vigor was manned by three white officers and a black crew. It was one of the Navy's first attempt at having black crew members.
John H. Baker, Jr.

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DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway web site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

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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