USS Fulmar (AMc-46)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Fulmar |
| Builder | Greenport Basin and Construction Company |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 25 February 1941 |
| Commissioned | 25 June 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 4 January 1946 |
| Out of service | date unknown |
| Stricken | date unknown |
| Fate | fate unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 185 tons |
| Length | 97 ft 1 in (29.59 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Speed | 10.0 knots |
| Complement | 17 |
| Armament | two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns |
USS Fulmar (AMc-46) 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.
The first ship to be named Fulmar by the Navy, AMc-46 was launched 25 February 1941 by Greenport Basin and Construction Company, Greenport, Long Island, New York; sponsored by Mrs. A. V. Walters; and commissioned 25 June 1941.