AMc-30
USN · AMc
AfloatCoastal minesweeper, AMc-30, the former purse seiner Fearless, built by Al Larson at Terminal Island in 1935. Placed in service on 29 April 1941. She reached Pearl Harbor at the end of May 1941 with Tippecanoe and swept Hawaiian waters through the war with acoustic, magnetic, and O-type gear. The Navy history does not describe 7 December. She was placed out of service at San Diego on 14 January 1946.
| Class | Reedbird class |
|---|---|
| Type | Coastal minesweeper (AMc) |
| Hull | AMc-30 |
| Builder | Al Larson, Terminal Island, California |
| Fate | Afloat. Reedbird-class coastal minesweeper, the former purse seiner Fearless. Placed in service on 29 April 1941. She is on the Navy list for 7 December 1941. DANFS does not describe that morning. Placed out of service at San Diego on 14 January 1946, struck on 7 February 1946, and delivered to the Maritime Commission on 8 November 1946. DANFS says the Navy bought her on 18 November 1940. NavSource says the Maritime Commission bought her on 16 November and transferred her to the Navy on 18 November. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · on the Navy list; the ship's history does not describe the morning
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