USS Paramount

USS Paramount (AMc-92) 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.

History
United States
Laid down	14 April 1941
Launched	9 August 1941
In service	31 December 1941
Out of service	8 February 1946
Stricken	26 February 1946
Fate	Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal on 16 September 1946
General characteristics
Displacement	196 tons
Length	97 ft 6 in (29.72 m)
Beam	22 ft 3 in (6.78 m)
Draught	9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
Speed	10 knots
Complement	17
Armament	two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns

Paramount was laid down 14 April 1941 by the Delaware Bay SB Co., Inc. Leesburg, New Jersey; launched 9 August 1941; and placed in service 31 December 1941.

World War II service

Paramount spent her entire Naval career participating in exercises and making voyages along the Atlantic Coast of the Southern U.S. and in the Caribbean. Involved in a grounding at the entrance to Ocracoke Inlet on 19 February 1942, she was towed to Morehead City, North Carolina by USCGC Dione, in sinking condition, for repairs. Placed out of service on 8 February 1946, Paramount was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 26 February and transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal on 16 September.

References

 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

External links

• Photo gallery of USS Paramount at NavSource Naval History