# USS Skipper

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**USS *Skipper* (AMc-104)** was an [*Accentor*-class](/source/Accentor-class_minesweeper) [coastal minesweeper](/source/Coastal_minesweeper) acquired by the [U.S. Navy](/source/U.S._Navy) for the dangerous task of removing [mines](/source/Naval_mine) from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

*Skipper*, a coastal minesweeper, was laid down on 21 May 1941 by H. G. Marr of [Damariscotta, Maine](/source/Damariscotta,_Maine); launched on 16 January 1942, sponsored by Miss Irene Jones, and placed in service on 29 May 1942.[1]

## World War II service

*Skipper* completed fitting out at the [Boston Navy Yard](/source/Boston_Navy_Yard) on 30 May. From there, she moved to the Mine Warfare School at [Yorktown, Virginia](/source/Yorktown,_Virginia), departing [Boston, Massachusetts](/source/Boston,_Massachusetts), on 12 June and arriving at Yorktown on 13 June. She was assigned to the school and the [5th Naval District](/source/5th_Naval_District) for the duration of her Navy career, operating in the [Chesapeake Bay](/source/Chesapeake_Bay) along the shores of [Maryland](/source/Maryland) and [Virginia](/source/Virginia).[1]

*Skipper* was reported as excess to the needs of the Navy in January 1946 and placed out of service on 1 February. Her name was struck from the [Navy list](/source/Navy_list) on 25 February and she was delivered to the [Maritime Commission](/source/Maritime_Commission) on 12 December 1946 for disposal. *Skipper* was subsequently sold.[1]

## References

1. ["Skipper"](https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/s/skipper.html). *[Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships](/source/Dictionary_of_American_Naval_Fighting_Ships)*

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