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USS Acme (AMc-61)

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on 23 May 1941; launched on 31 May 1941; sponsored by Mrs. John Q. Adams, the wife of the president of the contractor; and commissioned on 11 September 1941.
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and New York through the end of the war in Europe. In June 1945, the ship proceeded to
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was laid down while still unnamed on 31 March 1941 by the
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on 3 March 1947. She was simultaneously delivered at
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underwent a period of restricted availability at the
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Greenport Basin and Construction Company
Accentor-class
minesweeper
knots
.50 cal (12.7 mm)
Accentor-class
minesweeper
United States Navy
Greenport Basin and Construction Company
Greenport, New York
Atlantic Fleet
Yorktown, Virginia
minesweeping
New London, Connecticut
Boston Navy Yard
minesweeper
New London
New London
New England
Charleston, South Carolina
Wando River

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