USS Courser (AMc-32)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Courser.
History
United States
Ordered: as Nancy Rose
Laid down: date unknown
Launched: date unknown
Acquired: date unknown
In service: 1941
Out of service: 1947
Struck: date unknown
Fate: fate unknown
General characteristics
Displacement: est. 200 tons
Length: est. 100 ft (30 m)
Beam: est. 22 ft (6.7 m)
Draught: est. 8 ft (2.4 m)
Speed: est. 10.0 knots (19 km/h)
Complement: est. 17

USS Courser (AMc-32) was a 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 Courser by the Navy, AMc-32 served in an "in service" status from 1941 to 1947.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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