Vessel Profile

Dan

Dan
Photo: Navsource.org (Contributed by Galen Atkinson)

Story

This minesweeper was built in 1944 by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. in Tacoma, WA.

Historical Notes

In 1944 this vessel was was assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet and operated in the Aleutians and off the northwestern coast of the United States. On March 30, 1949 this vessel was stranded in Queen Charlotte Sound BC Canada and was declared a total loss.

Owners & Masters

In 1944-1947 she was owned by the United States Navy.

Armament

one 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, two 20 mm machine guns

References

en.wikipedia.org ↗ (website viewed 11/01/2022)

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