USS Avenge (AMc-66)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Ordered | as Bulwark |
| Laid down | 8 May 1941 |
| Launched | 14 February 1942 |
| In service | 2 April 1942 |
| Out of service | 14 December 1945 |
| Stricken | 8 January 1946 |
| Fate | Sold to United Fisheries |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 195 tons |
| Length | 97 ft 1 in (29.59 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) |
| Draught | 8+1⁄2 ft (2.6 m) (mean) (f.) |
| Speed | 10.0 knots |
| Complement | 17 |
| Armament | two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns |
USS Avenge (AMc-66) 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.
Bulwark was laid down on 8 May 1941 at South Bristol, Maine, by the Bristol Yacht Building Co.; renamed Avenge on 17 May 1941; launched on 14 February 1942; sponsored by Mrs. William A. Parker; and placed in service at Boston, Massachusetts, on 2 April 1942.