USS Defiance (AMc-73)
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Laid down10 April 1941
Launched21 June 1941
In service24 November 1941
Out of service1945
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Laid down | 10 April 1941 |
| Launched | 21 June 1941 |
| In service | 24 November 1941 |
| Out of service | 1945 |
| Stricken | 1946 |
| Fate | fate unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 195 tons |
| Length | 97 ft 1 in (29.59 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) |
| Draught | 8.5 ft (2.6 m) (mean) (f.) |
| Speed | 10.0 knots (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 17 |
| Armament | two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns |
USS Defiance (AMc-73) was an Accentor-class coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
Defiance was launched in June 1941 and was placed "in service", during 1941-45 and attached to the 10th Naval District.
