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Positive (AMc 95)

Call sign:
Nan - Able - Baker - Easy

Positive call sign (1948):
King - Yoke - Love - Nan

Acme Class Coastal Minesweeper:

Laid down 7 June 1941 by the Noank Shipbuilding Co., Noank, CT

Launched 7 March 1942

Placed in service as USS Positive (AMc 95), 20 August 1942

Placed out of service 12 November 1945

Struck from the Naval Register 8 May 1946

Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 7 November 1946

Acquired in 1947 and registered in 1948 to Euclid Merchandising, Inc. of Ridgefield Park, NJ as the fishing boat Positive

Acquired in 1949 by Raymond R. Larkey of Jersey City, NJ

Acquired in 1951 by Jose Jaqueta of Gloucester, MA

Reported lost in 1964.

Specifications:

Displacement 228 t.

1948 - 159 t.

Length 97' 1"

1948 - 91.5'

Beam 22'

1948 - 21.3'

Draft 9' 1"

1948 - 11.5'

Speed 10 kts.

Complement 17

1948 - 11

Armament: Two .50 cal. machine guns

Propulsion: One 400bhp Enterprise DMG-6 diesel engine, one shaft.

Click on thumbnail for full size image	Size	Image Description		Source
	129k	National Archives photo 80-G-40192		Tracy White

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