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USS Exultant (AMc-79)

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Minesweeper of the United States Navy For other ships with the same name, see USS Exultant.

History
United States
Laid down29 April 1941
Launched27 September 1941
In service14 January 1942
Out of service1962
FateDisposed of as a target 1 July 1973
General characteristics
Displacement195 tons
Length97 ft (30 m)
Beam21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft9 ft 1 in (2.77 m)
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement15
Armamenttwo .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns

USS Exultant (AMc-79) was an Accentor-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy.

World War II service

Exultant was launched on 27 September 1941 by W. A. Robinson Inc., Ipswich, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. A. T. Leavitt Jr.; and placed in service on 14 January 1942 for minesweeping in the 6th Naval District out of Charleston, South Carolina.

Reclassified YDT-4

On 15 February 1943 she was reclassified YDT-4, and assigned to the 1st Naval District as a diving tender. She continued to perform this duty through 1962.

As the unnamed YDT-4, she was disposed of as a target 1 July 1973.

References

External links

Accentor-class minesweepers
List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy
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