USS Pluck (AMc-94)

USS Pluck (AMc-94) 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	7 June 1941
Launched	4 April 1942
In service	6 October 1942
Out of service	12 November 1945
Stricken	8 May 1946
Fate	transferred to the Maritime Commission 24 November 1947, for disposal
General characteristics
Displacement	228 tons
Length	97 ft 1 in (29.59 m)
Beam	22 ft (6.7 m)
Draught	9 ft (2.7 m)
Speed	10 knots
Complement	17
Armament	two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns., two .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns

Pluck, a wooden-hulled coastal minesweeper, was laid down 7 June 1941 by the Noank Shipbuilding Co., Noank, Connecticut, launched 4 April 1942 and placed in service 6 October 1942, Lt. (j.g.) J. C. Butt, USNR, in charge.

World War II service

Following shakedown and training, Pluck departed Miami, Florida, 19 February 1943, for San Juan, Puerto Rico. She soon operated from the American naval base at Trinidad, British West Indies. She conducted minesweeping operations in the Caribbean to protect Allied shipping.

Post-war inactivation

Pluck was decommissioned 12 November 1945. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register 8 May 1946. Transferred to the Maritime Commission 24 November 1947, she was subsequently sold.

References

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

External links

• Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
• Photo gallery of USS Pluck (AMc-94) at NavSource Naval History