| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Laid down | 5 May 1941 |
| Launched | 30 August 1941 |
| Commissioned | 25 March 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 18 December 1945 |
| Stricken | 8 January 1946 |
| Fate | Turned over to theMaritime Commission for disposal 28 September 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 195 tons |
| Length | 97 ft 1 in (29.59 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 17 |
| Armament | two.50 cal (12.7 mm)machine guns |
USSHeroic (AMc-84) was anAccentor-classcoastal minesweeper acquired by theU.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
Heroic, a wooden-hull coastal minesweeper, was laid down on 5 May and launched on 30 August 1941 by Warren Boat Yard, Inc.,Warren, Rhode Island.[1]
Heroic reported to Mine Warfare School,Yorktown, Virginia, for intensive training 11 April 1942 and then proceeded toBermuda for further training. She was assigned to patrol and minesweeping duty in the5th Naval District and was based atNorfolk, Virginia, 20 July 1942 and served there throughout the remainder of the war.
Heroic decommissioned atPortsmouth, Virginia, 18 December 1945 and was turned over to theMaritime Commission for disposal 28 September 1946.
Sold post war, she was converted into a fishing trawler. she was named Elizabeth B in 1948, reverting to Heroic later. On August 21, 1969 she caught fire and sank in theAtlantic Ocean 15 miles southeast ofGloucester, Massachusetts in 100 feet of water in theStellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary ((42°24′N70°27′W / 42.400°N 70.450°W /42.400; -70.450)). The captain and four crew members were picked up by West German fishing vessel Tiko I.[2]
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.