USS Guide (AMc-83)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Laid down | 9 May 1941 |
| Launched | 20 September 1941 |
| Commissioned | 17 March 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 12 June 1946 |
| Stricken | 3 July 1946 |
| Fate | Sold to a private purchaser, 11 April 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 195 tons |
| Length | 97 ft 1 in (29.59 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 17 |
| Armament | two machine guns |
USS Guide (AMc-83) 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.
Guide was launched 20 September 1941 by the Camden Shipbuilding & Marine Railway Co., Camden, Maine.