USS Victor (AMc-109)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Laid down | 14 July 1941 |
| Launched | 6 December 1941 |
| In service | 17 April 1942 |
| Out of service | 31 October 1945 |
| Stricken | 16 November 1945 |
| Fate | Sold, 28 October 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 190 tons |
| Length | 98 ft 5 in (30.00 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) (mean) |
| Speed | 10 knots |
| Complement | 17 |
| Armament | two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns., two .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns |
USS Victor (AMc-109) 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.
Victor, a wooden-hulled coastal minesweeper, was laid down on 14 July 1941 at Rockland, Maine, by the Snow Shipyard, Inc.; launched on 6 December 1941; sponsored by Miss Virginia Hanson; and placed in service at the Boston Navy Yard on 17 April 1942.