| USS Affray (AMc-112) | |
|---|---|
| Career (US) |  |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1941 |
| Acquired: | 1941 |
| In service: | 2 December 1941 |
| Out of service: | 10 December 1945 |
| Struck: | 3 January 1946 |
| Fate: | sold back to her former owners |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 205 tons |
| Length: | 89 ft 6 in (27.28 m) |
| Beam: | 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m) |
| Draft: | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
| Speed: | 10.0 knots |
| Complement: | 17 |
| Armament: | two 50-cal. machine guns |
USS Affray (AMc-112) was an Acme-class 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.
Affray – a wooden-hulled, coastal minesweeper built in 1941 at Tacoma, Washington, by the Tacoma Boat Building Co. was acquired by the Navy late in 1941 and was placed in service on 2 December 1941, Lt. R. I. Thieme, USNR, in command.
World War II service[]
Though she may have performed some duty at Seattle, Washington, initially Affray spent the bulk of her active career at Kodiak, Alaska. Her war diary does not begin until 1 July 1942, and, by that time, the warship was already at Kodiak conducting sweeps for mines and making other patrols on a daily basis. She remained so occupied throughout World War II.
Post-war deactivation[]
Affray returned to Seattle in mid-October 1945 and began preparations for inactivation. She was placed out of service on 10 December 1945 and her name was struck from the Navy list on 3 January 1946. On 23 March 1946, she was sold back to her former owners.
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References[]
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
External links[]
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
- NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive – Affray (AMc 112)
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