USS Portent

USS Portent (AM-106) was an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

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Location: 41.4, 12.7333, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  USS Portent ⓘ
  1942 Auk-class minesweeper

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  USS Swerve ⓘ
  1943 Auk-class minesweeper

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1942-08-16T00:00:00Z

1942-08-16T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1941-11-15T00:00:00Z

1941-11-15T00:00:00Z

keel laying

0467-01-01T00:00:00Z

0467-01-01T00:00:00Z

-467 Battle of Antium

0483-01-01T00:00:00Z

0483-01-01T00:00:00Z

-483 Battle of Antium

0483-01-01T00:00:00Z

0483-01-01T00:00:00Z

-483 Battle of Longula

0486-01-01T00:00:00Z

0486-01-01T00:00:00Z

-486 Battle of Velletri

1944-01-22T00:00:00Z

1944-06-05T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Anzio

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Frameless

USS Portent (AM-106) sinking off Anzio after hitting a mine on "D-Day," 22 January 1944. Photographed from a USS Brooklyn (CL-40) 40mm anti-aircraft gun mount.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Velletri	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	467	Battle of Antium	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	483	Battle of Antium	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	483	Battle of Longula	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	486	Battle of Velletri	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Anzio	United States, United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Portent	minesweeper, Auk-class minesweeper	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Swerve	minesweeper, Auk-class minesweeper	Wikidata
site	castle		Caetani Castle	fortress, castle	Wikidata
site	fort	1501	Forte Sangallo	fort	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS LST-305	shipwreck, LST-1-class tank landing ship, tank landing ship	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1939	HMS Janus	J, K and N-class destroyer, J-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1943	HMS Spartan	Bellona-class light cruiser, Dido-class light cruiser, shipwreck, light cruiser	Wikidata
commons	image		USS Portent (AM-106) sinking off Anzio after hitting a mine on "D-Day," 22 January 1944. Photographed from a USS Brooklyn (CL-40) 40mm anti-aircraft gun mount.		Commons