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{{short description|Minesweeper of the United States Navy}}

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'''USS ''Heroic'' (AMc-84)''' was an [[Accentor-class minesweeper|''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.

''Heroic'', a wooden-hull coastal minesweeper, was laid down on 5 May and launched on 30 August 1941 by Warren Boat Yard, Inc., [[Warren, Rhode Island]].<ref>{{csr|register=MSI|id=6113127|shipname=Heroic |accessdate=13 September 2021}}</ref>

==World War II service==
''Heroic'' reported to Mine Warfare School, [[Yorktown, Virginia]], for intensive training 11 April 1942 and then proceeded to [[Bermuda]] for further training. She was assigned to patrol and minesweeping duty in the [[5th Naval District]] and was based at [[Norfolk, Virginia]], 20 July 1942 and served there throughout the remainder of the war.

==Post-war decommissioning==
''Heroic'' decommissioned at [[Portsmouth, Virginia]], 18 December 1945 and was turned over to the [[Maritime Commission]] for disposal 28 September 1946.

==Post War career==
Sold post war, she was converted into a fishing trawler. she was named Elizabeth B in 1948, reverting to Heroic later. On August 21, 1969 she caught fire and sank in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] 15 miles southeast of [[Gloucester, Massachusetts]] in 100 feet of water in the [[Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary]] (({{coord|42|24|N|70|27|W|}})). The captain and four crew members were picked up by West German fishing vessel Tiko I.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stellwagen.noaa.gov/maritime/heroic.html?ftag=MSF0951a18 |title=Heroic |publisher=NOAA.gov |accessdate=28 March 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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{{DANFS|https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/h/heroic.html}}

==External links==
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/03084.htm NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Heroic (AMc 84)]

{{Accentor class minesweeper}}

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[[Category:Accentor-class minesweepers]]
[[Category:World War II minesweepers of the United States]]
[[Category:Ships built in Warren, Rhode Island]]
[[Category:1941 ships]]