The first '''Accentor ''' was laid down on 21 January 1941 by W. A. Robinson, Inc., Ipswich, Mass.; launched on 10 May 1941; sponsored by Mrs. W. A. Robinson; and commissioned at the [[Boston Navy Yard]] on 24 July 1941, Lt. (jg.) Gordon Abbott in command.{{fact}}
Following outfitting there and [[shakedown]] training in nearby waters and off the [[Virginia]] capes, the coastal [[minesweeper]] arrived at Portland, Maine, on 26 September and reported to the commanding officer of Mine Division 26 for duty in the inshore patrol. For almost one year—but for a month of availability at the Boston Navy Yard from 18 March to 17 April 1942—she performed her duties of streaming and sweeping for mines.{{fact}} During this time, the United States entered [[World War II]] on 7 December 1941.
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