History
United States
Name	USS Fulmar
Builder	Greenport Basin and Construction Company
Laid down	date unknown
Launched	25 February 1941
Commissioned	25 June 1941
Decommissioned	4 January 1946
Out of service	date unknown
Stricken	date unknown
Fate	fate unknown
General characteristics
Displacement	185 tons
Length	97 ft 1 in (29.59 m)
Beam	22 ft (6.7 m)
Draught	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Speed	10.0 knots
Complement	17
Armament	two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns

USS Fulmar (AMc-46) was an Accentor-class 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 Fulmar by the Navy, AMc-46 was launched 25 February 1941 by Greenport Basin and Construction Company, Greenport, Long Island, New York; sponsored by Mrs. A. V. Walters; and commissioned 25 June 1941.

World War II service

Fulmar carried out minesweeping operations out of Newport, Rhode Island, and from September 1941, out of Portland, Maine, until arriving at Miami, Florida, 21 September 1944. There she acted as target for motor torpedo boats undergoing training for the next year.

Deactivation

Arriving at Charleston, South Carolina, 1 October 1945, Fulmar was decommissioned 4 January 1946 and transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 16 September 1946.

References

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

External links

• NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Fulmar (AMc 46)