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USS ''Speed'' (AM-116) was an acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. ''Speed'' was laid down at Cleveland, Ohio, on 17 November 1941 by the American Ship Building Company, launched on 18 April 1942, and commissioned on 15 October 1942 Comdr. Ernest L. Posey in command. == World War II Mediterranean operations == Departing Cleveland, Ohio on 15 November, ''Speed'' proceeded to Boston, Massachusetts, where she arrived on 8 December. During the next three months, she conducted shakedown and training along the Atlantic Coast from Casco Bay, Maine, to Norfolk, Virginia, before departing New York on 19 March 1943 for the Mediterranean. As escort for an eastbound convoy, she sailed via Bermuda and arrived at Tunis, Tunisia, on 13 April. Assigned to Mine Division 17, ''Speed'' conducted coastal patrols off the coast of Algeria during the next two months. On 5 July, she departed Mers El Kébir, Algeria, and joined Vice Admiral H. Kent Hewitt's Western Naval Task Force for the invasion of Sicily. Steaming with ships of Task Force 85, she closed the Sicilian coast off Scoglitti on 10 July and served as a control ship during amphibious assaults. Following the invasion, ''Speed'' swept waters along the southern and western coasts of Sicily. After sweeping off Palermo, she escorted supply convoys between Tunisia and Sicily from 10 to 23 August. On 25 August, she sailed for Algeria and arrived at Oran on the 29th to prepare for the invasion of Italy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Speed (AM-116)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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