USS Affray (AMc-112)

USS Affray (AMc-112) was an Acme-class 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.

For other ships with the same name, see USS Affray.

USS Affray (AMc-112) 4 June 1942
History
United States
Name: Affray
Launched: 1941
Acquired: 1941
In service: 2 December 1941
Out of service: 10 December 1945
Stricken: 3 January 1946
Fate: sold back to her former owners
General characteristics
Class and type: Acme-class minesweeper
Displacement: 205 tons
Length: 89 ft 6 in (27.28 m)
Beam: 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
Draft: 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
Propulsion: One 275 bhp (205 kW) Atlas 6HM-1558 diesel engine, one shaft
Speed: 10.0 knots (18.5 km/h; 11.5 mph)
Complement: 17
Armament: 2 × 50 cal. machine guns

Affray – a wooden-hulled, coastal minesweeper built in 1941 at Tacoma, Washington, by the Tacoma Boatbuilding Company was acquired by the Navy late in 1941 and was placed in service on 2 December 1941, Lt. R. I. Thieme, USNR, in command.

World War II service

Though she may have performed some duty at Seattle, Washington, initially Affray spent the bulk of her active career at Kodiak, Alaska. Her war diary does not begin until 1 July 1942, and, by that time, the warship was already at Kodiak conducting sweeps for mines and making other patrols on a daily basis. She remained so occupied throughout World War II.

Post-war deactivation

Affray returned to Seattle in mid-October 1945 and began preparations for inactivation. She was placed out of service on 10 December 1945 and her name was struck from the Navy list on 3 January 1946. On 23 March 1946, she was sold back to her former owners.

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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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