USS Reliable (AMc-100)

History
United States
Name	Reliable
Operator	United States Navy
Builder	Anderson & Cristofani
Laid down	18 August 1941
Launched	14 February 1942
In service	9 March 1942
Out of service	date unknown
Stricken	19 September 1945
Fate	Transferred to the War Shipping Administration, 11 October 1946
General characteristics
Displacement	195 tons
Length	97 ft 1 in (29.59 m)
Beam	22 ft (6.7 m)
Draught	9 ft 1 in (2.77 m)
Speed	10 knots
Complement	17
Armament	two machine guns

USS Reliable (AMc-100) 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.

Reliable, a coastal minesweeper, was laid down 18 August 1941 by Anderson & Cristofani, San Francisco, California; launched 14 February 1942; sponsored by Miss Ruth Schmidt; and placed in service at Mare Island Navy Yard 9 March 1942.

After training at Local Defense School, Treasure Island, California, Reliable departed San Francisco 24 March for her homeport, San Pedro, California. Assigned to the Western Sea Frontier, she operated as a unit of the San Pedro Section, Naval Local Defense Force, 11th Naval District. Throughout World War II she ensured the safe passage of shipping in and out of Los Angeles Harbor.

Reliable was struck from the Navy list 19 September 1945 and transferred to the War Shipping Administration 11 October 1946.

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

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