| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Laid down | 29 April 1941 |
| Launched | 27 September 1941 |
| In service | 14 January 1942 |
| Out of service | 1962 |
| Fate | Disposed of as a target 1 July 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 195 tons |
| Length | 97 ft (30 m) |
| Beam | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 15 |
| Armament | two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns |
USS Exultant (AMc-79) was an Accentor-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy.
Exultant was launched on 27 September 1941 by W. A. Robinson Inc., Ipswich, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. A. T. Leavitt Jr.; and placed in service on 14 January 1942 for minesweeping in the 6th Naval District out of Charleston, South Carolina.
On 15 February 1943 she was reclassified YDT-4, and assigned to the 1st Naval District as a diving tender. She continued to perform this duty through 1962.
As the unnamed YDT-4, she was disposed of as a target 1 July 1973.
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