USS Peerless (AMc-93)
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Laid down14 April 1941
Launched9 August 1941
In service19 February 1942
Out of service18 March 1946
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Laid down | 14 April 1941 |
| Launched | 9 August 1941 |
| In service | 19 February 1942 |
| Out of service | 18 March 1946 |
| Stricken | 28 March 1946 |
| Fate | Transferred to the War Department |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 200 tons |
| Length | 92 ft (28 m) |
| Beam | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Speed | 10 knots |
| Complement | 17 |
USS Peerless (AMc-93) 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.
Peerless was laid down 14 April 1941 by Delaware Bay Shipbuilding Co., Leesburg, New Jersey, launched 9 August 1941 and was placed in service 19 February 1942.
