USS Jacamar (AMc-47)
USS Jacamar (AMc-47) was an Accentor-class coastal minesweeper of the U.S. Navy. She was built for service during World War II and named after the jacamar.
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Jacamar |
| Builder | Greenport Basin and Construction Company |
| Launched | 10 March 1941 |
| Commissioned | 25 June 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 6 December 1945 |
| Fate | Sold, Charleston, S.C., 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Accentor-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 185 long tons (188 t) |
| Length | 97 ft 1 in (29.59 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 16 |
| Armament | 2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns |
Jacamar, a wooden-hulled coastal minesweeper, was launched by Greenport Basin and Construction Company, Greenport, Long Island, New York on 10 March 1941 and commissioned on 25 June 1941.
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