The USS Trident (AMc-107) was an Accentor-class coastal minesweeper constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. Built by Snow Shipyards in Rockland, Maine, she was laid down on April 25, 1941, and launched on October 8, 1941. The vessel was officially placed in service at Boston, Massachusetts, on February 18, 1942. As a wooden-hulled minesweeper, Trident was designed for shallow, coastal operations, making her well-suited for mine clearance and harbor security tasks. Following her commissioning, Trident underwent training at the Mine Warfare School in Yorktown, Virginia, before reporting to Section Base Boston to serve with the 1st Naval District. Throughout her service, she primarily operated within Boston harbor and its approaches, performing routine sweeping operations to detect and clear moored, magnetic, and sonic mines. During the night, she also served as a guard and escort vessel, while during daylight hours, she conducted exploratory sweeps to ensure safe navigation in the harbor area. Her duties extended to regulating harbor traffic during foggy conditions, and she occasionally investigated suspicious small craft, contributing to harbor security. In June 1942, her command was integrated into the Northern Group of the Eastern Sea Frontier, and she continued her coastal duties for over three years. Her operational routine involved routine mine-sweeping, harbor patrols, and security tasks until August 8, 1945, when she arrived at Charleston, South Carolina, to report to the Commandant of the 6th Naval District for disposition. She was decommissioned and placed out of service on November 16, 1945, and her name was struck from the Navy list on November 28 of that year. Subsequently, she was transferred to the Maritime Commission and sold to Benjamin Feldman of New York City in October 1946. The USS Trident played a vital role in harbor defense and mine clearance during her active years, exemplifying the essential coastal mine warfare operations carried out by the U.S. Navy during World War II.

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