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Conqueror (AMc 70)



Call sign:
Nan - Baker - Xray - Easy
Accentor Class Coastal Minesweeper:

  • Laid down 8 May 1941 by the Warren Fish Co., Pensacola, FL
  • Placed in service 6 March 1942
  • Placed out of service 6 December 1945 and transferred to the War Shipping Administration for disposal
  • Struck from the Naval Register 3 January 1946
  • Transferred to the War shipping Administration in August 1946 and sold
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 195 t.
  • Length 97' 1"
  • Beam 21' 10"
  • 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.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Conqueror
    110307001    		 81k Underway off Charleston Navy Yard, 26 April 1942.
    National Archives photo 80-G-15962    		 John Spivey
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    DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway website
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