| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Laid down | 8 May 1941 |
| Launched | 25 August 1941 |
| In service | 9 March 1942 |
| Out of service | date unknown |
| Stricken | c1946 |
| Fate | Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 9 August 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 195 tons |
| Length | 97 ft 1 in (29.59 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) |
| Draft | 8.5 ft (2.6 m) (mean) (f.) |
| Speed | 10.0 knots (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 17 |
| Armament | two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns |
USS Conquest (AMc-71) 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.