USS Assertive (AMc-65)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Laid down | 5 April 1941 |
| Launched | 19 November 1941 |
| In service | 7 March 1942 |
| Out of service | 30 November 1945 |
| Stricken | 19 December 1945 |
| Fate | Sold to private buyer |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 195 tons |
| Length | 97 ft 1 in (29.59 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) |
| Draught | 8½' (mean) (f.) |
| Speed | 10.0 knots |
| Complement | 19 |
| Armament | two .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns |
USS Assertive (AMc-65) 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 still unnamed wooden-hulled coastal minesweeper AMc-65 was laid down on 5 April 1941 at South Bristol, Maine, by the Bristol Yacht Building Co.; named Avenge (AMc-65) on 17 May 1941; renamed Assertive on 23 May 1941 when the name Avenge was reassigned to AMc-66; launched on 19 November 1941; sponsored by Mrs. Harvey Gamage of Bristol, Maine, the wife of a partner in the Bristol Yacht Building Co.; delivered to the Navy at the Boston Navy Yard on 19 February 1942; and placed in service there on 7 March 1942.