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Chimango (AMc 42)



Call sign: November - Bravo - Mike - Quebec



Accentor Class Coastal Minesweeper: Laid down, (date unknown) by the Gibbs Gas Engine Co., Jacksonville, FL; Launched, 8 March 1941; Commissioned Chimango (AMc 42), 3 June 1941; Decommissioned and placed in service, 15 June 1942; Placed out of service, 20 December 1945; Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 21 August 1947; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown). Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 200 t.; Length 97' 1"; Beam 21' 8"; Draft 11'"; Speed 10 kts; Complement 17; Armament one .50 cal. machine gun; Propulsion diesel.
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